California hospital fined over Covid outbreak traced to inflatable Christmas costume - NBC News
A California hospital is facing a potential $43,000 fine from county health officials for alleged delays in reporting a Covid-19 super-spreader event linked to an inflatable Christmas tree costume.As of Tuesday, county health officials said that they have counted 77 staff and 15 patient cases connected to the event.The Santa Clara County Department of Public Health said it was was unaware of the first 43 cases until news reports last weekEarlier this month, Kaiser Permanente said the inflatable Christmas tree costume — while still not definitively linked to the outbreak, county health officials clarified — was an innocent gesture that "only sought to lift the spirits of those around them during what is a very stressful time."