COVID contagion at LA workplaces

A Trader Joe’s in Culver City, California. Trader Joe’s, along with Whole Foods, Target, and Costco stores in the LA area have had major COVID outbreaks, according to LA Times health reporter Soumya Karlamangla.

A Trader Joe’s in Culver City, California. Trader Joe’s, along with Whole Foods, Target, and Costco stores in the LA area have had major COVID outbreaks, according to LA Times health reporter Soumya Karlamangla. Photo by Amy Ta/KCRW

One of the nation’s worst COVID outbreaks is in LA County, where the positivity rate over the last week is nearing 20%. Workplaces are partially responsible for this recent surge, including grocery stores, home improvement stores, department stores, and TV shoots. “Any store or any business you might think of where people are still going in every day, they're having cases,” says LA Times health reporter Soumya Karlamangla.

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Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Rosalie Atkinson, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser