65 patients, staff infected at Napa psychiatric hospital
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As a result of the uptick in cases, Napa State Hospital began mandatory daily coronavirus testing last week for staff working directly with patients.San Francisco ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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A security officer uses a mirror to check under a van as it departs Napa State Hospital in 1999. California’s oldest psychiatric facility is seeing a spike in coronavirus cases.Eric Risberg / Associate Press 1999Show MoreShow Less
Sixty-five patients and staff at California’s oldest psychiatric hospital have been diagnosed with coronavirus infections the facility’s largest spike in patient cases since the start of the pandemic, according to data reported Friday on the state website.
California psychiatric hospital s Covid-19 outbreak has sickened almost 700 msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
SAN DIEGO
A Superior Court judge has again decided to close to the public a hearing involving a man classified by the state as a sexually violent predator seeking release from a state hospital so he can live under supervision in San Diego County.
Judge David Gill agreed to close a Dec. 16 evidentiary hearing for Steven Dejarlais, who was convicted of rapes in 1994 and 1996, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Dejarlais, 52, is asking to be granted conditional release from a state hospital were he wasconfined after serving time in prison. The hearing is expected to delve into his treatment at the hospital, and include details about his medical and psychological health.