County reports 264 deaths from COVID-19 in the county The County of San Luis Obispo Public Health Department today reported that three SLO County residents have passed away due to COVID-19. These are the first confirmed COVID-19 deaths since May 17, 2021. One resident was in their 50s, one was in their 60s, and one was in their 70s. With these deaths, 264 SLO County residents have succumbed to COVID-19.
“It is heartbreaking to lose valued members of our community to COVID-19, and even more painful now that we have the tools to protect each other and prevent this kind of tragic loss,” said Dr. Penny Borenstein, County Health Officer.
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San Luis Obispo County is closing its three mass vaccination sites. The sites in Paso Robles, Arroyo Grande, and at Cuesta Community College in San Luis Obispo closed at 3 p.m.
SLO County resumes Johnson & Johnson vaccinations
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Cali. - San Luis Obispo Public Health department will resume administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after health officials lifted the temporary pause on its use.
The pause was put in place by the CDC and FDA after receiving reports of a rare type of blood clotting called TTS within weeks of taking the vaccine.
Locally, about 2,200 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have been administered by County Public Health, and no cases of thrombosis – thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) have occurred.
“We are happy to have confirmation from multiple entities that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is safe to resume administering locally,” said Dr. Penny Borenstein, County Public Health Officer. “This pause was an example of how vaccine safety is monitored on a national level.”
By Jade Martinez-Pogue, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @MartinezPogue
March 2, 2021
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While the COVID-19 vaccine supply has been limited in Santa Barbara County and statewide, larger amounts of vaccine doses have started to make their way to the county.
The county received a 22% increase in first doses compared to last week’s allocation, Public Health Director Van Do-Reynoso said at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting.
As of Tuesday, the county has been allocated and received 99,220 doses of the vaccine, according to the county s Community Data Dashboard.
Do-Reynoso said Sunday that the county is receiving about 14,000 doses this week, which is a big boost from the 6,000-per-week amount the county was reporting in January and part of February.