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By lmurphy December 31, 2020 4:08 pm
KGMI
BELLINGHAM, Wash. Multiple people have been evacuated from the Base Camp homeless shelter in Bellingham after one tested positive for COVID-19.
The exact number of people transferred to the isolation and quarantine facility on Byron Avenue has not yet been confirmed by the health department.
Bridget Reeves, Associate Executive Director of Lighthouse Mission Ministries, confirmed the guest tested positive for the illness during routine testing at the shelter.
She says this is the first COVID-19 case linked to the shelter in weeks.
The shelter will continue to screen all guests for COVID-19 before admittance.
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Base Camp deploys rapid COVID tests for admittance into Bellingham homeless shelter
The Bellingham Herald 12/18/2020 Kie Relyea, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.)
Dec. 18 BELLINGHAM The operator of Base Camp is turning to rapid COVID-19 testing to help screen people who want to be admitted to the homeless shelter in Bellingham.
The shelter has been a little over half of its capacity in recent weeks, in part, because of restrictions Lighthouse Mission Ministries put into place after a COVID-19 outbreak was linked to Base Camp and Camp 210, a homeless tent encampment at City Hall and the Bellingham Public Library.
The low capacity was a concern for city of Bellingham and Whatcom County government officials, both of which have contributed funding for the shelter space to allow for social distancing during the new coronavirus pandemic.