Campers slept in groups of about 100 in 'large, shared boarding facilities' and were in frequent close contact with staff members and campers for indoor and outdoor activities.
An Illinois church summer camp and men's conference in June has been linked to 180 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday.
that the camp outbreak occurred at the Crossing Camp in Rushville, in central Illinois, about 70 miles southwest of Peoria.Calls to the Crossing Camp went unanswered, and it did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment.The June 13-17 summer camp session did not require COVID-19 vaccinations or testing and did not mandate masks, and campers slept in groups of about 100 people in"large, shared boarding facilities.
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