Virus outbreak at homeless shelter near Salt Lake City

Virus outbreak at homeless shelter near Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake County officials are reporting a COVID-19 outbreak at a homeless center for men near Salt Lake City. The county said in a news release Friday that 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. The men who have the new coronavirus were moved to a county isolation facility where they can monitor their symptoms and recover. The county says it’s trying to prevent other cases but acknowledged maintaining social distancing is difficult in a building that holds up to 300 people.