San Luis Obispo now has 80 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Tuesday, March 31 – up 3 cases from yesterday, according to the County Public Health. Of the total cases, 40 patients are at home in isolation, 30 patients have recovered, 10 are currently in the hospital. Two of the hospitalized patients are in […]
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Work begins on Recreation Center alternative care site for COVID-19 patients
Work has begun on transforming the Cal Poly Recreation Center into an alternative care site for coronavirus patients. The facility will house patients who are too sick to recover at home, but not sick enough to need hospital care, County Public Health Officer Penny Borenstein said at a press conference March 30. The Cal Poly […]
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San Luis Obispo County now has 77 confirmed cases of COVID-19
San Luis Obispo has 77 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Monday, March 30 – up 6 cases from yesterday, according to the County Public Health Department. There are 5,739 confirmed cases in California and 140,904 in the United States – which surpasses China’s 82,198 confirmed cases and Italy’s 101,739 confirmed cases, according to Johns […]
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Killing COVID-19 with kindness
The Cal Poly Graphic Communications Department donated 38,000 nitrile gloves to French Hospital Monday, March 23 to support them during the coronavirus outbreak. French Hospital will distribute the gloves to other emergency service providers in the county if needed, electromechanical technician Peter Schlosser said. While Cal Poly gears up to teach virtually Spring Quarter, printing […]
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First Cal Poly student tests positive for coronavirus
An out-of-area Cal Poly student tested positive for coronavirus, according to a campus-wide email from President Jeffrey Armstrong.
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There are now 42 cases of COVID-19 in San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo County now has 42 confirmed cases of coronavirus – nine more cases than yesterday, which is SLO County’s largest day to day increase in cases so far, according to County Public Health. One of these patients is an out-of-area Cal Poly student, according to a campus wide email from President Armstrong. The […]
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SLO County purchases $500,000 worth of ventilators, preparing for “worst case scenario”
San Luis Obispo County Officials are preparing for a significant rise in confirmed coronavirus cases. The number has already reached 27 as of Sunday, March 22. “We absolutely need to plan for the worse scenario,” Public Health Officer Penny Borenstein said. Borenstein said she expects to see the number of coronavirus cases double in San […]
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San Luis Obispo County has 16 confirmed cases of coronavirus, expanded testing capabilities
There are now 16 confirmed cases of coronavirus in San Luis Obispo County, the San Luis Obispo Public Health Department announced Friday, March 20. Three of the reported cases are on the coast, seven in North County, one in Central San Luis Obispo and five in South County, Public Health Officer Penny Borenstein said. Seven […]
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City of San Luis Obispo declares local state of emergency amidst coronavirus pandemic
The declaration releases state and federal funds to the city and expands the city manager’s powers to address the coronavirus outbreak.
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Many SLO hotels offering refunds for graduation reservations
Now that graduation has been postponed due to coronavirus, multiple hotels in San Luis Obispo are confirming they will refund reservations made for graduation.
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Multiple students told to self-quarantine over coronavirus concerns
At least two students were asked to self-quarantine out of concern for coronavirus.