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More than 200 people at Golden Gate Fields racetrack test positive for COVID-19

Golden Gate Fields
David Gallagher/Creative Commons
In response to a COVID-19 outbreak at the Golden Gate Fields racetrack, where more than 200 people have tested positive, all individuals living or working at the track have been tested. Additional testing will be conducted, and those who tested positive are receiving assistance from the track for off-site housing and food delivery in order to maintain isolation. (Photo by David Gallagher under CC BY 2.0.)

As of Friday, more than 200 people living or working on-site at the Golden Gate Fields racetrack have tested positive for COVID-19.
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