30 Illness Reported at Safe Sleeping Site in San Diego

San Diego, CA: On Saturday, San Diego County public health officials were investigating the cause of an ailment that infected an estimated 30 people at a Safe Sleeping location.

On Friday, the city of San Diego received complaints of the illness, which produced gastrointestinal symptoms in some of the people who visited the O Lot camping site. The county’s Department of Environmental Health and Quality, along with Public Health Services, responded.

About 370 people are living in 320 tents at O Lot, near the Balboa Park Activity Center. As a precaution, intakes have been halted while the investigation continues.

There have been no reports of illness at the city’s second Safe Sleeping location, located near 20th and B Streets.

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