Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak in a San Francisco Homeless Shelter.

Imbert, Elizabeth; Kinley, Patrick M; Scarborough, Ashley; Cawley, Caroline; Sankaran, Madeline; Cox, Sarah N; Kushel, Margot; Stoltey, Juliet et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2021

case_series · Level IV

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Abstract

We report the public health response to a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in a San Francisco shelter where 67% of residents and 17% of staff tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We describe the limited utility of case investigation, person-based contact tracing and symptom screening, and the benefits of mass testing in outbreak response.

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