https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/05/covid-surge-outbreaks-hit-multiple-bay-area-homeless-shelters/ > Homeless shelters throughout the Bay Area are struggling with COVID outbreaks as the ultra-contagious Omicron variant continues to spread, sparking renewed worry about the safety of some of the Bay Area’s most vulnerable residents. > The Division Circle Navigation Center, a large shelter in San Francisco that also helps occupants access medical, mental health and substance abuse care, reported more than half of its 88 residents — plus three staff members — have been infected. Another 17 residents and nine staffers have tested positive at San Francisco’s MSC-South shelter.