Coronavirus outbreak at homeless shelter near Salt Lake City
A man sits near a sidewalk Tuesday, April 14, 2020, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
SALT LAKE CITY - Salt Lake County officials reported a COVID-19 outbreak Friday at a homeless center for men near Salt Lake City where 94 of 205 people tested positive.
Tests were done after two men tested positive last week at the Men's Resource Center in South Salt Lake, county officials said in a news release.
The men who tested positive for the new coronavirus were moved to a county isolation facility where they can monitor their symptoms and recover.
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The county said it is implementing a plan to prevent other cases but acknowledged in that maintaining social distancing is difficult in a building that has up to 300 people.
No new people are allowed to check in to the center and no guests are allowed.