COVID-19
Updated
Published
December 21, 2020 4:30 PM
An employee scans items behind a protective shield at a grocery store in in Little Tokyo. (Chava Sanchez/ LAist)
L.A. County Public Health officials today reported more than 11,000 new cases of COVID-19, with hospitalizations soaring 500% in recent days.
Among the places seeing spikes in people testing positive: grocery stores.
An L.A. Times analysis of
the county’s websitefound outbreaks reported in December at three Trader Joe’s locations, two Whole Foods Market stores, three Sprouts Farmers Market branches and several smaller grocery chains.
Those getting sick are mostly essential workers who must report every day underscoring the push by some cities to offer hazard or hero pay for grocery store employees. For people who are shopping, the high numbers beg the question: Just how safe is it to go shopping at the market?
COVID-19
Updated
Published
December 21, 2020 4:30 PM
An employee scans items behind a protective shield at a grocery store in in Little Tokyo. (Chava Sanchez/ LAist)
L.A. County Public Health officials today reported more than 11,000 new cases of COVID-19, with hospitalizations soaring 500% in recent days.
Among the places seeing spikes in people testing positive: grocery stores.
An L.A. Times analysis of
the county’s websitefound outbreaks reported in December at three Trader Joe’s locations, two Whole Foods Market stores, three Sprouts Farmers Market branches and several smaller grocery chains.
Those getting sick are mostly essential workers who must report every day underscoring the push by some cities to offer hazard or hero pay for grocery store employees. For people who are shopping, the high numbers beg the question: Just how safe is it to go shopping at the market?
COVID-19
Updated
Published
December 21, 2020 4:30 PM
An employee scans items behind a protective shield at a grocery store in in Little Tokyo. (Chava Sanchez/ LAist)
L.A. County Public Health officials today reported more than 11,000 new cases of COVID-19, with hospitalizations soaring 500% in recent days.
Among the places seeing spikes in people testing positive: grocery stores.
An L.A. Times analysis of
the county’s websitefound outbreaks reported in December at three Trader Joe’s locations, two Whole Foods Market stores, three Sprouts Farmers Market branches and several smaller grocery chains.
Those getting sick are mostly essential workers who must report every day underscoring the push by some cities to offer hazard or hero pay for grocery store employees. For people who are shopping, the high numbers beg the question: Just how safe is it to go shopping at the market?
COVID-19
Updated
Published
December 21, 2020 4:30 PM
An employee scans items behind a protective shield at a grocery store in in Little Tokyo. (Chava Sanchez/ LAist)
L.A. County Public Health officials today reported more than 11,000 new cases of COVID-19, with hospitalizations soaring 500% in recent days.
Among the places seeing spikes in people testing positive: grocery stores.
An L.A. Times analysis of
the county’s websitefound outbreaks reported in December at three Trader Joe’s locations, two Whole Foods Market stores, three Sprouts Farmers Market branches and several smaller grocery chains.
Those getting sick are mostly essential workers who must report every day underscoring the push by some cities to offer hazard or hero pay for grocery store employees. For people who are shopping, the high numbers beg the question: Just how safe is it to go shopping at the market?
Governor Newsom said that California is now looking overseas to help address this staffing crunch Author: Richard Allyn (Reporter) Updated: 5:16 AM PST December 16, 2020
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. With Southern California s ICU capacity now at only 1.7 percent, hospitals across the region are bracing for a flood of patients. State leaders said their top challenge right now is finding enough staff to care for them.
Governor Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday that California currently needs roughly 3,000 additional temporary medical workers, but has hired only 10 percent of that number so far. We are going through the most challenging and difficult surge we ve experienced since the beginning of this pandemic, Newsom warned.