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Surge in coronavirus cases to restrict dining at SLO County restaurants

November 16, 2020

By JOSH FRIEDMAN

Restaurants, gyms and churches in San Luis Obispo County must revert back to outdoor-only operations following an announcement made Monday by California Gov. Gavin Newsom that returns the county to the most restrictive reopening tier in the state.

The governor’s order leaves a total of 41 counties, including SLO County, in the most restrictive purple tier. The 41 counties account for 94 percent of the state’s population.

In addition to restaurants, gyms and places of worship reverting back to outdoor-only operations, retail stores in SLO County will need to operate indoors at a limited capacity. Likewise, schools in the county that have yet to return to in-person learning must wait to do so until the county emerges from the purple tier and remains out of it for at least two weeks.

There are currently 1,199 students who live on campus in isolation or under quarantine because of an outbreak of coronavirus cases. An outbreak that helped propel San Luis Obispo County into the more restrictive tier.

Since July 8, 578 Cal Poly students have tested positive for the virus.

During the past five days, SLO County reported 278 new coronavirus cases. Cal Poly students living on-campus led with 66 new cases, followed by San Luis Obispo with 55 and Paso Robles with 52.

Of the 5,250 confirmed coronavirus cases in SLO County, 4,503 individuals have recovered, and 34 have died. Of those still suffering from the virus, there are six people in the hospital — two in the intensive care unit, and 705 recuperating at home.

Cases by city:

Paso Robles — 1,268
San Luis Obispo — 1,151
Atascadero — 479
Nipomo — 388
CMC inmates — 294
Arroyo Grande — 269
Cal Poly residents — 215
San Miguel — 192
Grover Beach — 182
Templeton — 166
Oceano — 150
Morro Bay — 81
Los Osos — 74
Pismo Beach — 72
Shandon — 66
Santa Margarita — 39
Cambria — 38
Creston — 28
Ash-patients — 21
Cayucos — 20
Avila Beach — 11
San Simeon — 7
Other county cases where location has no yet been determined— 45

As of Tuesday afternoon, there have been 1,040,733 positive cases, and 18,295 deaths in California.

Currently, more than 11,526,488 U.S. residents have tested positive for the virus, and 252,620 have died.

In addition, the number of people infected with the virus worldwide continues to increase: 55,320,796 cases with 1,331,591 dead.

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You can blame Newsom all you want, but both republican and democratic governors across the country are rolling out similar measures to curtail the spread. Sure, it’s easy to talk tough anonymously on a virtual message board when your loved ones weren’t one of the quarter million dead due to this virus.


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Can we blame Newsom and Cuomo (two of the most obvious offenders) for not following their own restrictions?

These hypocrites can’t even take themselves seriously given the survival rate, their restrictions are really just for the rest of us.


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Newsom just stated that we should not travel, except for necessesity. The misses and I are leaving on a multi-state trip tomorrow. Going to see the sights, eat in restaurants, visit friends, go to bars, stay in motels and wander in and out of various shops, museums and other interesting sights. Hoping to find a large gathering to join for Thanksgiving. We’ve got our fake IDs ready in case anyone wants to cite us.


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You’re real smart, ain’tcha??


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Good for you! I’m sure Scott Atlas is beaming.


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Stopped by my local restaurant for coffee this morning, they were seating people inside, I thought the paper said no more indoor dinning, waitress said, I don’t read the damn paper!!!

Saw a couple I know sitting there having breakfast, I looked over and said, who do you think you are, Gavin Newsom, they got a chuckle out of that one:)


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We are frogs boiling slowly. Heat just got turned up a notch! Time to jump soon before its too late.


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Gavin Newsom is a magician. He has unilaterally convinced the masses that fear is courage, imprisonment is freedom, science is God, that the rules don’t apply to him and that he is the savior of California. All this, while suffering none of the ramifications of the restrictions he imposes and arrogantly flouting the rules when it serves him. And the masses, by and large, meekly and quietly submit to his edicts, accept the guilt, and wait patiently for Newsom to let them out again, fingers crossed.


Yes, there is a health emergency and yes, we need to take precautions. But when casinos stay open while churches are closed, thousands congregate with impunity while schools are shuttered, speech is stifled, questions are discouraged and a county shuts down with SIX patients in the hospital, trust evaporates that he is anything other than an opportunist with authoritarian leanings.


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When the shutdown started, people stayed home, received their groceries delivered and many went out and got pets. Uh, that didn’t work out too well. Those are two of the worse things you could have done.

https://scitechdaily.com/are-dogs-spreading-sars-cov-2-study-finds-living-with-a-dog-increases-risk-of-contracting-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR2t8ZPF6YGcuWIFiolNt7_VgQvM6WEAu8KR17P8CalQAjEILRxfM3hbtv8


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Maybe when those over worked, under paid, “public servants” return from the conference at the posh Hawaiian resort, they’ll have yet another plan for our lives. I’m soooo grateful for their sacrifice. Maybe along with the petition to recall GavGru we can circulate one to bring back tar and feathering. Let’s do a trial quarantine of Cal Poly for 30 days and check the numbers again….


The California legislature is by far the most out of touch, clueless, narcissistic group of sleaze ever assembled. We should be demanding pay cuts, perk cuts…and anything else to bring reality to their lives and heat to their full behinds & empty heads. Left alone we could navigate this better for our town and for our kids who are getting yanked around yet again. When did we become oxen with rings in our noses…. That does it. I’m running for office, ain’t never been to the islands. Aloha!


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So, for cliff notes – Our coastal towns will continue to remain overwhelmed tourist traps, there will likely be zero Cal Poly deaths as a direct result of the virus while the wife, I , coworkers, and employees will continue to work during this “pandemic” , yet we will still be unable to find a seat at a local outdoor eating establishment or park at the bank after a days work due to the crowds? Sounds like Groundhog day 2.0


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New Mexico is doing a good job.


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