San Luis Obispo County residents will once again have to wear face masks in all public indoor settings as of Tuesday night. Director of Public Health Penny Borenstein announced at a briefing Tuesday afternoon that a mask mandate is a…
COVID Updates
San Luis Obispo County reports more COVID-19 deaths and cases, launches vaccine incentive program
The San Luis Obispo County Public Health reported two COVID-19 related deaths and 386 new COVID-19 cases over the past week. Eight residents were hospitalized due to the virus, including three in intensive care. Additionally, 18 cases of the highly-contagious…
Cal Poly announces how to upload student vaccination status before fall quarter
The California State University announced last week that all students and employees accessing campus programs or facilities must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 heading into the fall quarter. This is for both on and off campus resources. According to an…
Three new confirmed COVID-19 deaths in SLO County today
Three San Luis Obispo County residents died this past week due to COVID-19, which are the first confirmed deaths since May 17 according to a press release from the County of San Luis Obispo Public Health Department. One resident was…
The first Delta COVID-19 variant was found in SLO County today
The first case of the Delta variant of COVID-19 has been identified in San Luis Obispo County, according to a press release from San Luis Obispo County Public Health. This variant was first identified in India and appears to spread…
Cal Poly expects about 85% of fall classes to be in-person
Cal Poly plans for a majority of classes, services, staff, and facilities to return to campus in Fall 2021, according to drafts of the campus repopulation plan and return-to-work plan. “This scenario assumes that the vaccine has been widely distributed;…
COVID-19 testing requirements reduced to once every seven days
This story was updated May 12 at 7:15 p.m. to clarify that testing is once every seven days. An earlier version had stated that testing was once a week. Cal Poly will be reducing COVID-19 testing requirements beginning Thursday, May…
Cal Poly students want to get vaccinated, Mustang News surveys find
Cal Poly students are overwhelmingly in support of getting vaccinated for COVID-19, according to surveys conducted by Mustang News in April. Mustang News sent Cal Poly students a random survey on April 22, in which 384 of 422 respondents —…
Unused $4.5 million Recreation Center health site closes
San Luis Obispo County will remove the COVID-19 Alternative Care Site inside the Cal Poly Recreation Center after a year and a month of underutilization, officials announced Wednesday, April 28 in a press release. Tara Kennon, who is part of…
Cal Poly mask mandate still in place despite new CDC guidelines
Cal Poly students are currently still expected to wear masks on campus despite less restrictive CDC guidelines on indoor and outdoor gatherings for fully vaccinated people. According to updated CDC guidelines from April 27, fully vaccinated people can gather indoors…
Cal Poly Heath Center vaccinated about 1,000 students in one week
Last week, Cal Poly opened their on-campus vaccination site to students who live in the dorms, students in performance groups in the Music Department and athletes. Just nine days later, Cal Poly had vaccinated about 1,000 students through the Heath…