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LA homeless shelters hit by COVID outbreaks

Cases of COVID-19 are on the rise among people experiencing homelessness in LA County. Group shelters are having a particularly hard time controlling the spread.

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By Steve Chiotakis • Jan 11, 2021 • 24m Listen

Cases of COVID-19 are on the rise among people experiencing homelessness in LA County. Group shelters are having a particularly hard time controlling the spread. Since October, coronavirus positivity rates within the sheltered homeless population have gone from about 2% to 10%, according to Dr. Heidi Behforouz, chief medical officer for LA County’s Housing For Health program.

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3 stories

0:00
‘In our 130-year history, we’ve never faced anything like this.’ COVID hits homeless shelters
In recent weeks, coronavirus infections have surged among LA’s homeless population. Group shelters are having a particularly hard time controlling outbreaks.
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8 min
8:30
Curative’s COVID tests have a risk of false negatives, FDA says. LA County stops using them at some sites
“No PCR test is perfect, and that all COVID-19 tests have a risk of false negative results, which means that you may test negative when you have COVID-19," says Dr. Clemens Hong.
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7 min
15:32
So Cal’s hospital system will hit ‘crisis care’ if extra post-December surge happens, says LA doctor
“It's like running at max speed on a treadmill for four weeks and you can't get off. The hope is that we don't see a post-December additional surge. Because if we do, we will tip into crisis care. The entire county will," says Dr. Brad Spellberg.
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9 min

Steve Chiotakis
Afternoon News Anchor
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Jenna Kagel
Radio producer
Kathryn Barnes
Producer, Reporter

In this episode

3 stories

0:008 min
‘In our 130-year history, we’ve never faced anything like this.’ COVID hits homeless shelters
8:307 min
Curative’s COVID tests have a risk of false negatives, FDA says. LA County stops using them at some sites
15:329 min
So Cal’s hospital system will hit ‘crisis care’ if extra post-December surge happens, says LA doctor

Greater LA

LA homeless shelters hit by COVID outbreaks

Cases of COVID-19 are on the rise among people experiencing homelessness in LA County. Group shelters are having a particularly hard time controlling the spread.

Share

In this episode

‘In our 130-year history, we’ve never faced anything like this.’ COVID hits homeless shelters

Curative’s COVID tests have a risk of false negatives, FDA says. LA County stops using them at some sites

So Cal’s hospital system will hit ‘crisis care’ if extra post-December surge happens, says LA doctor

In this episode

‘In our 130-year history, we’ve never faced anything like this.’ COVID hits homeless shelters

Curative’s COVID tests have a risk of false negatives, FDA says. LA County stops using them at some sites

So Cal’s hospital system will hit ‘crisis care’ if extra post-December surge happens, says LA doctor

Greater LA

LA homeless shelters hit by COVID outbreaks

Cases of COVID-19 are on the rise among people experiencing homelessness in LA County. Group shelters are having a particularly hard time controlling the spread.

Share

In this episode

‘In our 130-year history, we’ve never faced anything like this.’ COVID hits homeless shelters

Curative’s COVID tests have a risk of false negatives, FDA says. LA County stops using them at some sites

So Cal’s hospital system will hit ‘crisis care’ if extra post-December surge happens, says LA doctor

In this episode

‘In our 130-year history, we’ve never faced anything like this.’ COVID hits homeless shelters

Curative’s COVID tests have a risk of false negatives, FDA says. LA County stops using them at some sites

So Cal’s hospital system will hit ‘crisis care’ if extra post-December surge happens, says LA doctor