Union Gospel Mission has temporarily closed its men’s emergency shelter to new intakes due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
There are 30 active cases of COVID-19 at the shelter, and 70 men have tested positive since Christmas, the nonprofit announced in a news release on Thursday.
Five of the shelter’s staff are also out due to COVID-19, although UGM did not specify if they had tested positive for COVID-19 or quarantining due to potential exposure.
Based on an average 70-80 new intakes per month during the pandemic, UGM expects that closing the shelter to new guests for about two weeks will force about 30 to 40 people to seek shelter
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