There is no evidence that people can transmit coronavirus to animals or animals to people, but “out of an abundance of caution,” infected individuals should avoid contact with their pets until they have recovered, San Luis Obispo Animal Services Manager Eric Anderson said.
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SLO County now has 80 confirmed COVID-19 cases
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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Local resident’s “What’s Open in SLO?” website connects community with resources
A new website created by San Luis Obispo resident Rachel Hamann features an updated listing of local resources remaining open amid the many closures following the COVID-19 outbreak. What’s Open in SLO? is updated multiple times per day, and includes a section titled “Today’s Featured Cool Happening” that highlights a daily local event. Hamann also […]
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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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San Luis Obispo County now has 71 confirmed cases of COVID-19
San Luis Obispo now has 71 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Sunday, March 29 – up 4 cases from yesterday, according to the County Public Health. Of the total cases, 38 patients are at home in isolation, 24 patients have recovered, 9 are currently in the hospital. One of the hospitalized patients is in […]
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With less than 15 percent of residents left on campus, all students to move to apartments
Freshman students remaining in residence halls will be moved to fully vacated campus apartment next week, a March 28 University Housing email read.
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Two months after the first notification, here is how Cal Poly has responded to COVID-19
Four weeks ago, despite 29 countries with 78,111 people infected, coronavirus felt distant from San Luis Obispo. Nobody in the county had been tested for the virus as students prepared to take finals. Now, after 59 confirmed cases in the county, Cal Poly is strongly encouraging students to move home with the entirety of spring […]
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SLO County to start transforming Cal Poly Recreation Center into care site March 30
San Luis Obispo County Public Health announced modification to Cal Poly’s Recreation Center to establish an alternative care site for coronavirus patients will start Monday, March 30, according to County Emergency Operations Director Wade Horton.
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SLO Days and Week of Welcome expected to continue as planned
Summer orientation programs SLO Days and Week of Welcome (WOW) will continue in person as New Student and Transition Programs monitors the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Assistant Program Coordinator Madison Beine.
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59 confirmed COVID-19 cases in San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo now has 59 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Friday, March 27 – up 5 cases from yesterday, according to the County Public Health. Of the total cases, 41 patients are at home in isolation, 11 patients have recovered, 5 are currently in the hospital and two are in intensive care. There […]