The CDC found that 'daily vigorous singing and cheering' may have helped lead to the spread of COVID-19, and that windows and doors at the camp were not left open for better ventilation.
All campers and staff had tested negative within 12 days of arriving; however, one staff member developed symptoms and eventually tested positive for COVID-19, according to the report.
"These findings demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 spread efficiently in a youth-centric overnight setting, resulting in high attack rates among persons in all age groups, despite efforts by camp officials to implement most recommended strategies to prevent transmission," CDC researchers wrote in an.
"Attending Camp High Harbour is a tradition numerous generations of Y families look forward to every summer, the YMCA said in its statement."Many of these individuals reached out to the Y to express their desire for us to open our resident camps in an effort to create normalcy in their children’s lives due to the detrimental impact of COVID-19. This weighed heavily in our decision to open, a decision in retrospect we now regret.
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