San Mateo County is hiring an investigator to find out how the personal protective equipment was left outside, apparently forgotten, for months.
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The supplies were damaged by subsequent storms, Callagy said, adding that the items should have been moved back inside once the event was over. Most of the supplies included non-medical-grade isolation gowns, face shields, goggles, some sterile gowns and miscellaneous cleaning supplies such as bleach, mop buckets and handles, Callagy said. Their estimated value is $7 million.
Pieces of high-grade PPE such as gloves and masks — including N95 and KN95 respirators — were stored indoors at county warehouses and not damaged, Callagy said.
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