This is the largest single-day increase in the past week.
San Luis Obispo County now has 765 confirmed COVID-19 cases
San Luis Obispo County has 765 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Monday, July 6 — up 21 cases from yesterday, according to County Public Health. Of the total cases, 185 patients are at home in isolation and 565 patients have…
Students and faculty petition to rescind offer to new VP Diversity and Inclusion
In a campus-wide email on July 1, President Armstrong announced the addition of Russell to Cal Poly’s senior leadership team. Cal Poly students and staff have expressed concern due to Russell’s previous position as Title IX coordinator at MSU during Nassar’s sexual assaults.
First Cal Poly employee tests positive for coronavirus
Due to privacy laws, information about the employee’s identity, department where they worked as well as areas on campus that they may have frequented cannot be shared with the public.
County closes bars ahead of Fourth of July weekend
To avoid large gatherings in a close, confined space, the county public health officer issued an order this morning for bars to close before the Fourth of July weekend. This order includes bars, pubs and breweries and goes into effect…
Cal Poly hires new Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion
Cal Poly hired a new Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, President Jeffrey Armstrong announced in an email July 1. The university recruited Paulette Granberry Russell for the position during the university-wide hiring chill. Russell will oversee the Office of…
Second death due to coronavirus in San Luis Obispo County
On Wednesday, the public health department announced that a 94-year-old patient died from COVID-19. The patient had been in the hospital with COVID-19 for about two weeks. To respect the patient’s privacy, the county said they will not provide any…
31 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in SLO County — largest single-day spike since June
San Luis Obispo County has 642 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Wednesday, July 1 — up 31 cases from yesterday, according to County Public Health. The second largest single day spike the county saw happened on Wednesday, June 17 with 20 new…
San Luis Obispo County now has 154 active cases of coronavirus with 44 new confirmed cases
San Luis Obispo now has 611 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Tuesday, June 30 – up 44 cases from yesterday, according to the County Public Health.
COVID-19 impacts local children’s hospital
Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) hospitals are caring for patients facing pediatric illness while preparing for a potential influx of COVID-19 cases. San Luis Obispo county’s designated CMN hospital is Cottage Children’s Medical Center (CCMC) in Santa Barbara. Dr. Steven Barkley,…
SLO County adds 59 COVID-19 cases over the weekend
San Luis Obispo County has 567 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Monday, June 29 — up 59 cases from Friday, according to County Public Health. Of the total cases, 148 patients are at home in isolation and 404 patients…