If you have been waiting to get a COVID vaccination, now’s the time. That’s the word from San Luis Obispo County Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein. Two new deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported, along with an increase in hospitalizations and COVID-19 cases in the county. 386 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported. Eight people are currently hospitalized. 18 cases of the highly contagious Delta variant have been detected in San Luis Obispo County in the past week.