A hospital worker donned an inflatable, air-powered costume to spread cheer in a California emergency department on Christmas Day.
But now, dozens of hospital staff members have tested positive for the coronavirus, and the hospital said the costume may be to blame.
Hospital officials said 44 staff members tested positive between Dec. 27 and Jan. 3 in the emergency department at Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center. One emergency department worker who had a shift on Christmas died from COVID-19 complications.