More than two dozen people have tested positive for the coronavirus after taking part in youth basketball tournaments at a Placer County facility that officials said held the events in violation of public health orders.
Now officials are urging others who visited the center to get tested.
“Individuals who were at Courtside Basketball Center on Nov. 7 or 8 may have been exposed to coronavirus and are advised to quarantine and seek testing for the virus, regardless of whether they have symptoms,” health officials said in a notice.
The facility is located at 1104 Tinker Road, in unincorporated Rocklin, authorities said. More than two dozen people from two other counties who participated in youth tournaments on Nov. 7 and Nov. 8 have tested positive.
Health officials noted that the large scale of the outbreak, along with the potential geographic range of those exposed, makes contact tracing difficult.
“In addition,” the notice said, “the facility has refused to cease indoor operations and continues to host tournaments despite being advised such operations are not allowed and with full knowledge that COVID-19 cases have been associated with activities at the facility.”
Reached by phone Wednesday, Olajuwon Jones, a director at Courtside, said the positive cases all came from the same team and he believes they were sick before playing in the tournament.
Jones referred questions about why the facility continues to host tournaments in violation of public health orders to the owner of the facility, who could not be reached.
Placer County authorities did not immediately respond to questions about whether they would enforce the public health order at the facility.
Courtside’s website lists several dozen basketball games that have taken place this month. The facility’s COVID protocol includes required temperature checks.
Several people who were exposed those two days participated in subsequent events at the facility, according to the health notice.
Michael Williams is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: michael.williams@sfchronicle.com or Twitter @michaeldamianw.
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