Six students living on-campus and five students living off-campus tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 72 hours, according to the university’s coronavirus dashboard updated Monday afternoon. The students were tested by Campus Health and Wellbeing, which has performed 291 COVID-19 tests in the last 72 hours. The dashboard does not account for positive COVID-19 […]
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Ten students test positive for COVID-19 in one day
Two students living on-campus and eight students living off-campus have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, according to Cal Poly’s coronavirus dashboard updated this afternoon. The students were tested by Campus Health and Wellbeing. Campus Health and Wellbeing has performed 203 COVID-19 tests in the last 24 hours — 4.9 percent of […]
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Local movie theaters express concern as San Luis Obispo County moves to red tier
San Luis Obispo County’s recent move to the COVID-19 red tier — which is the second most restrictive tier on the California Blueprint for a Safer Economy — allows for movie theaters to open at 25 percent capacity, but the cost of operating with restrictions outweighs potential revenue, according to local movie theater managers.
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Cal Poly and county COVID-19 cases rise again this week
This week, Cal Poly saw 10 on-campus students test positive for coronavirus, according to the Cal Poly coronavirus website. There are currently 16 on-campus residents in isolation, and 234 students are in quarantine. Since Oct. 1, 40 off-campus residents tested positive for COVID-19. Cal Poly Daily Positive COVID-19 Cases San Luis Obispo County had 3,815 […]
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San Luis Obispo County loosens business restrictions
Movie theaters, museums, places of worship, gyms and fitness centers can open indoor services with limited capacity as of Tuesday, Sept. 22, according to a county public health news release. These businesses are able to open with modifications because the county moved from the purple tier, which is the most restrictive tier, to the red tier […]
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How some professors have prepared for in-person classes in the fall
After receiving approval from the CSU Chancellor’s Office, Cal Poly announced its plans for Fall quarter on Aug. 12 in a campus-wide email. The university planned to hold about 13 percent of the quarter’s 4,300 sections in-person, and professors have modified their courses to uphold safety guidelines while preserving hands-on learning.
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San Luis Obispo County now has 1,902 confirmed cases of COVID-19
San Luis Obispo now has 1,902 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Monday, August 3 – up 42 cases from yesterday, according to County Public Health.
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San Luis Obispo County now has 1,500 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 462 cases still active
San Luis Obispo County now has 1,500 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Friday, July 24 – up 33 cases from yesterday, according to County Public Health.
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Eighth death due to coronavirus in San Luis Obispo County reported two days after the seventh death
The resident was in their 80s and had underlying health conditions, according to a press release. The patient had been hospitalized for three days after they were discharged from a long-term care facility that recently had a coronavirus outbreak, the press release read.
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San Luis Obispo County sees largest single-day spike with 74 new cases of coronavirus
San Luis Obispo now has 1,467 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Thursday, July 23 – up 74 cases from yesterday, according to County Public Health.
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The county reports 24 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
San Luis Obispo County has 1,393 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Wednesday, June 22 — up 24 cases from yesterday, according to County Public Health. Of the total cases, 457 patients are at home in isolation and 917 patients have recovered. Twelve are currently hospitalized, four of which are in intensive care. There have been […]