12/23/20
WorkersCompensation.com
Oakland, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – With the number of confirmed coronavirus cases hitting record levels, California workers comp COVID-19 monthly claim volume, which fell sharply in August and September, is now trending up again, climbing 9.0% in October, then more than doubling in November according to a California Workers Compensation Institute (CWCI) review of claims reported to the state Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) as of December 14. Updated figures show that the number of COVID-19 workers comp claims reported to the state each month rose steadily from January through July of this year, when it peaked at 14,925 cases, then tailed off sharply at the end of the summer, dropping 56.5% in August to 6,499 claims, and falling another 34.7% in September to 4,247 claims. That downturn, however, was not long-lived, as the December 14 tally noted 4,628 COVID-19 claims from October (+9.0%) and 10,395 claims from November (+1