COVID-19 cases continue to decline in San Luis Obispo County, public health officials reported in data released Tuesday afternoon.
According the latest update since Friday, 174 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the county, bringing the total of active cases to 474. That is a drop from 767 active cases reported on Friday.
The 14-day case average has dropped to 106, health officials say, down from an average of 163 on Feb. 22.
14 county residents are hospitalized with the virus, including two who are in the ICU.
Health officials say five residents have died from the virus, bringing the total number of deaths to 453 since the start of the pandemic.
Monthly cases sharply dropped in February compared to January. Still, with with a total of 4,664 cases, Feb. 2022 did reach the third highest monthly count on record, exceeded only by Jan. 2021 (7,437 cases) and Jan. 2022 (14,659 cases).
67.0% of San Luis Obispo County residents are fully vaccinated, health officials report, including 51.2% who have received a booster dose. 73.6% of county residents are at least partially vaccinated; the other 26.4% are unvaccinated.
#SLOCounty, our COVID-19 data dashboard is updated at https://t.co/BLoPyCRewp.
— SLO Public Health (@SLOPublicHealth) March 1, 2022
We have added 431 new #COVID19 cases over the past week, bringing the 14-day average to 106 (down from 163 a week ago). As a reminder, this does not include at-home or rapid antigen tests.
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To learn more about San Luis Obispo County's coronavirus response, visit slopublichealth.org/COVID19.