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San Luis Obispo County health officials held a briefing July 29 to urge community members to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as the county is seeing a spike in cases among unvaccinated individuals.
SLO County Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein said since June 15, the county has seen a jump from 50 active cases to 274 active cases as of Monday. Four additional COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded since that date.
Borenstein said since January 2021, SLO County residents who are not vaccinated have made up the vast majority of covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
“Vaccines work. They’re safe. They’re effective. They really make all the difference,” Borenstein said.
COVID-19 testing sites on the Central Coast may see an increase in patients after state s announcement
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With the announcement that California will require state employees and health care workers to provide COVID-19 vaccine verification or get tested weekly, many testing centers across the Central Coast could see more people coming in for tests.
State employees and health care workers will need to have proof of vaccination in August or theyâll have to undergo a weekly COVID-19 test and wear their masks to work.
According to the state, health care workers might be subject to testing twice a week, depending on whether they work in areas that require patient care and patient encounters.
SLO County holds free pop-up testing clinic for veterans Friday morning. (Dave Alley/KEYT)
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. San Luis Obispo County veterans, along with their families, were able to take free COVID-19 tests on Friday morning.
A three-hour pop-up clinic was held at the San Luis Obispo Veterans Hall by the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department and the County Veterans Services. This is the first opportunity we ve had to really get our veterans tested through the county Public Health lab, said Morgan Boyd, San Luis Obispo County Veterans Services Officer. It s perfect timing especially due to the circumstance that we re all in,