A congregant who attended a California church on Mother's Day for a service that was against state orders tested positive for coronavirus the next day, possibly exposing 180 other churchgoers.
The post has since been deleted, but Jacobsen on Wednesday addressed his decision to hold an in-person service during a virtual Bible study, saying it is important for new congregants and believers to receive in-person support., Butte County Public Health said it was working to perform testing and contact tracing for all 180 people who were at the service. They have all been notified of their exposure to the virus and instructed to self-quarantine.
"Despite the governor’s order, the organization chose to open its doors, which resulted in exposing the entire congregation to COVID-19," the disease associated with coronavirus, the Butte County Public Health statement said."This decision comes at a cost of many hours and financial burden to respond effectively to slow or stop the spread of COVID-19."
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