L.A. County COVID-19 testing site at Dodger’s Stadium (Photo – Melanie Hooks)
Los Angeles County Health Department confirmed the highest number of new COVID-19 cases with 6,124 new cases reported.
By News Desk
Around 1,500 cases are backlog cases due to reporting systems being updated over the weekend.
The County is experiencing a steeper increase in daily cases of COVID-19 than seen during the summer surge in June and July. As COVID-19 spread surges in Los Angeles County, the number of COVID-19 workplace outbreaks across multiple sectors are increasing at alarming levels.
In just a two-week period, from October 31 to November 14, an outbreak in food facilities, including restaurants, bottling plants, food processing facilities, grocery stores, and other food-related businesses, increased by over 200%. Also, a 67% increase in outbreaks was seen at general worksites, including warehouse facilities, essential office worksites, retailers and manufacturing facilities.
On Monday, November 23, there were eight new COVID-19 deaths. The low number of new deaths reported reflect a reporting lag from over the weekend. To date, there are 370,636 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 7,446 deaths.
This past week, there were 842 new cases among healthcare workers, one of the highest increases seen in months.
The Reopening Protocols, COVID-19 Surveillance Interactive Dashboard, Roadmap to Recovery, Recovery Dashboard, are on the Public Health website, publichealth.lacounty.gov.
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