AN OUTBREAK OF COVID-19 infections in a county-owned shelter has prompted concerns from a homeless advocate who lives there, even though managers claim they’re following safety protocols.

The Sunnyvale Family Shelter, owned by Santa Clara County and run by nonprofit HomeFirst, saw five cases of COVID in November, HomeFirst confirmed with San JosĂ© Spotlight. The shelter did not see any COVID cases between May and October amid the surge driven by the delta variant, health officials said.

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