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After Kaiser Permanente Hospital officials reported on January 2 that between December 27 and January 1, 43 medical staff members in the unit's emergency department in San Jose tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, one of them has died.
As reported by NBC News, which highlighted that the COVID-19 outbreak at that San Jose hospital was likely caused by a staff member, who dressed as a red-nosed Christmas bowl in the emergency department.
The costume, which was blown by air through a fan, was used to bring joy to the city center on Christmas Day, which could have caused droplets containing the coronavirus to circulate, The Washington Post noted.
In a statement to The Post, Irene Ch ez, senior vice president and EA manager at the hospital, said: