Overdue update: There have been three confirmed #covid19 deaths in San Diego& #39;s homeless community per @SanDiegoCounty& #39;s Friday update. The county also reported Friday that 350 homeless people in the county have tested positive and 85 have been hospitalized.

As of today, 18 homeless San Diegans staying at the @SDConventionCtr shelter have tested positive for #coronavirus. Another five staffers working at or providing services at the shelter have also tested positive.

More stats here: https://www.sandiego.gov/coronavirus/sheltertohome">https://www.sandiego.gov/coronavir...

Worth noting: San Diego’s homeless population hasn’t been hit as hard in the #coronavirus pandemic as many had feared. @GaryWarthUT wrote about this a few months ago: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/homelessness/story/2020-07-03/covid-cases-remain-low-among-san-diegos-homeless">https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/home...

San Diego also hasn’t seen the volume of #coronavirus cases that some other cities have seen in shelters. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-17/no-easy-fixes-as-covid-19-hits-homeless-shelters">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...

Have a couple updates to this thread.

First, here are the latest #coronavirus numbers for @SanDiegoCounty& #39;s homeless population.

The county reports the 3 homeless San Diegans who passed away were:
-A 52-year-old man who died on 7/31 at a National City hotel
-An 83-year-old woman who died in a hospital on 8/30 who previously stayed in a shelter (not SDCC)
-A 61-year-old man who died in a hospital on 10/2