Two young men seeking asylum rest on cots at a former shelter while waiting to begin their journey to their sponsors.
Two young men seeking asylum rest on cots at a shelter while waiting to begin their journey to their sponsors. Photo by Chris Stone

Health officials announced Sunday there were 13 new flu-like cases among undocumented immigrants being sheltered in San Diego.

A total of 23 flu cases were also reported on Saturday, according to the county Health and Human Services Agency.

Fourteen families, totaling 34 people, remain quarantined at a number of hotels in San Diego, Fox 5 News reported.

Federal officials shut down a holding facility in McAllen, Texas after a flu outbreak there and began moving detainees to San Diego. The first transfers began arriving on May 19.

Hundreds of people currently are being housed at a migrant shelter downtown operated by Jewish Family Service of San Diego and those immigrants have begun receiving health screenings.

— City News Service

Chris Jennewein is founder and senior editor of Times of San Diego.