Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak in a San Francisco Homeless Shelter. (3rd August 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Imbert, Elizabeth; Kinley, Patrick M; Scarborough, Ashley; Cawley, Caroline; Sankaran, Madeline; Cox, Sarah N; Kushel, Margot; Stoltey, Juliet; Cohen, Stephanie; Fuchs, Jonathan D
• Is Part Of: Clinical infectious diseases. Volume 73:Number 2(2021)
• Page Start: 324
• Page End: 327
• Publication Date: 2020-08-03
• Subjects: COVID-19 -- SARS-CoV2 -- homeless persons -- disease outbreaks; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; 616.905
• DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1071
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-4838

Abstract

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.