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. 2020 Aug 3:ciaa1071. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1071

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in a San Francisco Homeless Shelter

Elizabeth Imbert 1,, Patrick M Kinley 2, Ashley Scarborough 2, Caroline Cawley 3, Madeline Sankaran 2, Sarah N Cox 2, Margot Kushel 4, Juliet Stoltey 2, Stephanie Cohen 1,2, Jonathan D Fuchs 2,5; SF COVID-19 Response Team
PMCID: PMC7454344  PMID: 32744615

Abstract

We report the public health response to a COVID-19 outbreak in a San Francisco shelter where 67% of residents and 17% of staff tested positive for 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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