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Committee amends, forwards resolution urging post‑mortem COVID‑19 testing and surveillance
Summary
The committee approved edits and forwarded a resolution urging the Department of Public Health and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to expand decedent COVID‑19 testing and surveillance; DPH said targeted testing has occurred since March and OCME reported three decedents tested positive.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee on June 18 amended and forwarded a resolution urging the Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) to conduct epidemiological post‑mortem COVID‑19 testing, contact tracing and broader surveillance swabbing of decedents to better identify COVID‑19–related deaths and community spread.
Supervisor Aaron Peskin, sponsor of the resolution, cited Alameda County practice and said he had suggested targeted…
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