Restaurants, retail, grocery stores: Tracking COVID-19 outbreaks in San Diego County
Dec. 23, 2020California
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Business owners protest to remain open despite state-mandated restrictions after high case rates placed San Diego County in the most restrictive "purple" tier during the COVID-19 outbreak, November 16, 2020.
Photo by REUTERS/Mike Blake
LA County has seen a surge in COVID-19 outbreaks at area malls over the past month, according to the LA Times. A dozen JC Penney employees at Northridge Fashion Center tested positive. There have been employee outbreaks at Montebello Town Center, Burbank Town Center, Glendale Galleria, and South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach. There have been restrictions placed on retail stores and malls, but people are still shopping. And large gatherings inevitably lead to outbreaks. Public health officials estimate that one in 80 people in LA County has the virus.