COVID: San Francisco Restaurants Hit Hard With Staff Shortages As Omicron Surges

By Betty Yu, CBS San Francisco:

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — San Francisco now has the third highest COVID transmission rate in the state, behind Los Angeles County. California’s current testing positivity rate is 15.9% – up from 9.7% last week.

There are about 600 new cases a day on average in San Francisco. Many restaurants have reported cases among staff members, forcing them to temporarily close.

New Belgium Brewery in Mission Bay says it saw about a 25% drop in reservations Monday evening. They also have fewer staff members on hand.

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