MAP: Where are more COVID-19 job outbreaks in Los Angeles County?

LOS ANGELES (KABC) – Los Angeles County has experienced a sharp increase in COVID-19 outbreaks in jobs such as grocery stores and factories as the virus continues to rise across the region.

County health officials say the number of reported outbreaks in the workplace has multiplied by five in just one month, going from nine a week to 44 a week. These jobs include retail stores, factories, supermarkets, and other general jobs, not including sanitary and residential facilities, schools, and homeless shelters.

The county is defining outbreaks in its data sets as locations that have seen three or more laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Our new interactive map based on county data shows which communities have the highest concentration of outbreaks in the workplace. Areas such as Vernon (35 outbreaks in the workplace), City of Industry (30 outbreaks in the workplace) and Carson (20 outbreaks in the workplace) are the ones with the most outbreaks.

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Referring to the county map, Los Angeles County Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer said, “The high number of red dots you see here should tell you that we have a problem with COVID-19 transmission. in countywide jobs. “

Note: The county map in Ferrer’s summary in the video above includes residential facilities, representing more than 1,600 outbreaks. Our interactive map focuses only on general jobs, such as retail stores, manufacturers, and others, with a total of 544 locations.

As of Jan. 13, the county has reported 12,312 cases of coronavirus infections in these 544 non-medical, non-residential workplaces.

Workers who feel that their workplace is not taking the appropriate steps to protect them and comply with county protocols can call an anonymous phone number: (888) 700-9995.

“All the people who have to go to work every day … deserve to be as safe as possible in this workplace,” Ferrer said.

Los Angeles County lists here jobs that have reported outbreaks of three or more cases of COVID-19 on their website.

The county has also issued several hundred appointments to companies that do not comply with orders from health workers, including gyms, churches, liquor stores, beauty salons, bars and restaurants.

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