Dozens of Unaccompanied Minors at San Diego Convention Center Test Positive for COVID-19

Vice Chairman of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, Nora Vargas, gave a speech at a press briefing in front of the San Diego Convention Center on March 27, 2021, alongside San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria (3rd from left) and congressional representatives Reps Mike Levin (not shown on photo), Sara Jacobs, Juan Vargas and Scott Peters (L-R). Jane Yang/Epoch Times

Dozens of the more than 700 unaccompanied minors who crossed the U.S.–Mexico border illegally and were transported to a shelter at the San Diego Convention Center have tested positive for COVID-19, according to local and health officials cited in multiple media reports.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) told The Epoch Times on March 30 that 70 minors have tested positive. None have required hospitalization.