and last updated 2021-07-29 19:18:54-04
SANDIA, Texas â A summer camp excursion resulted in 72 people contracting COVID-19 at Camp Zephyr located in Sandia.
According to Emilie Prot, regional medical director for Public Health Region 11, the outbreak happened at the camp, located about 50 miles northwest of Corpus Christi.
Prot said of the 72 people exposed, 18 were camp staff members at the camp, 40 were campers, and 14 others had secondary exposure, which means a camper or staff member went home and exposed their direct family member.
Of the infected total at the camp, three people were fully vaccinated. One was a camp counselor, and two others were camp attendees.
72 people contract COVID-19 at Camp Zephyr in Sandia
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