FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA In this file photo, grocery workers associated with UFCW Local 770 demonstrate Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, outside a Food 4 Less store in Los Angeles where 28 workers have allegedly become infected with COVID-19. The demonstrators called on Kroger, the parent company of Food 4 Less, to ensure safety measures in stores by providing regular COVID-19 testing, providing clear and timely information about infections and the inclusion of worker councils. (Luis Sinco/Los Aneles Time/TNS) California’s grocery workers navigate Covid outbreaks, fears SACRAMENTO — More than 2.5 million people have been infected with coronavirus in California, the latest epicenter of an unceasing pandemic. In Southern California, a person dies of Covid-19 roughly every 8 minutes in Los Angeles County where overrun county hospitals are considering rationing medical care after an after-holiday surge in new cases.