id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-330658-vp8fcy1a Hale, Molly Outbreak Investigation of COVID-19 in Hospital Food Service Workers 2020-08-13 .txt text/plain 1103 60 47 Abstract An outbreak of ten COVID-19 cases among food and nutrition department employees occurred before the institution implemented universal masking and physical spacing between staff as part of an overall COVID-19 pandemic response. The formal investigation included contact tracing, education of employees on infection control measures and safe practices (e.g. not coming to work ill), implementing control measures, employee screening (temperature checks, symptom screen, and asymptomatic COVID-19 testing), communication of key findings and maintaining the surveillance system. Ten staff members from the food and nutrition department were positive for SARS-CoV-2 during this investigation. The index case in this COVID-19 outbreak among hospital food and nutrition staff worked 4 shifts with mild respiratory symptoms before seeking evaluation and treatment. Seven additional staff in this department became symptomatic and tested positive for COVID-19. ./cache/cord-330658-vp8fcy1a.txt ./txt/cord-330658-vp8fcy1a.txt