Covid Spike Hits Entertainment Industry Hard With Outbreaks At 4 Studios, Per L.A. County Data
deadline.comFor the past few months, the entertainment industry has been one of hardest hit — if not THE hardest hit — sectors in Los Angeles, consistently logging the highest number of Covid outbreaks in the county.Now, as studios are setting return-to work-dates for employees, at least three lots are seeing sizable outbreaks, with other clusters at a studio headquarters, a TV production, a production facility and a performing arts venue.
In all, they account for roughly 18% of the total currently recorded non-medical outbreaks at businesses in the county, per officials.
The good news is that that percentage is actually down compared to last month, when the entertainment industry accounted for 20% of outbreaks.
The bad news is the total number of infections it represents is much higher. In point of fact, there were 108 clusters at all worksites last week and this week the total jumped to 140, per county data.
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