Until now.
On Monday, the public media station KPBS published an investigation that revealed the addresses of 1,006 outbreaks that occurred between March and December.
When categorized by location type, senior living and nursing homes account for 214 outbreaks, the highest in the county. One in five outbreaks have been tied to restaurants and bars, and some 205 outbreaks were located at manufacturing companies and other businesses. About 125 outbreaks have been associated with grocery and retail stores, and more than 40 occurred at medical facilities.
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Four outbreaks each have been identified at the Polinsky Children’s Center, a temporary emergency shelter for children, and the Hillcrest Heights Healthcare Center in San Diego nursing home more than any other locations in the county.
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After more than eight months of waiting, isolating and constantly fighting to keep the novel coronavirus from infecting residents at the region’s skilled nursing homes, there’s finally a glimmer hope in the soon-to-be rolled out vaccine.
But as San Diego County heads into winter and flu season, facilities are preparing for the slow process of inoculating health care workers and residents, while bracing themselves for potential staff shortages.
Facilities can borrow staff members from other nursing homes or request support from HealthCorp, a medical team established by the state in April 2020 to meet additional health care needs during the pandemic, the National Guard and emergency medical technician units, as needed.