Coronavirus In Marina Del Rey: 42 Cases

MARINA DEL REY, CA — Los Angeles County has set a daily record for new coronavirus cases twice in three days this week and announced more than 50 additional deaths. The county's top health officer warned that workplaces have become a major source of virus transmission.

The county Department of Public Health on Thursday announced 4,592 cases of the virus, topping the single-day record of 4,244 set on Tuesday.

Long Beach announced another 210 cases Thursday, while Pasadena reported 35. The new cases lifted the countywide total from throughout the pandemic to 147,713.

The county announced 59 new deaths Thursday, although five of those fatalities were reported Wednesday by health officials in Long Beach, which announced one additional death Thursday. The deaths lifted the countywide total to 3,989.

The number of people hospitalized due to the virus dipped slightly to 2,173—still one of the highest levels of the pandemic.

There are 42 reported cases in Marina del Rey and one reported death, according to Los Angeles County health officials Friday.

Last week, there were 30 reported cases in Marina del Rey, according to Los Angeles County health officials. The prior week, there were 20 reported cases in Marina del Rey, according to Los Angeles County health officials.

Spiking case numbers have health officials pleading with the public to adhere to health orders by avoiding large gatherings, wearing face coverings and distancing themselves from others while in public.

"Without aggressive action on the part of every person, we will not get back to slowing the spread," public health director Barbara Ferrer said in a statement.

She and county the Health Officer, Dr. Muntu Davis, both said businesses also need to do more to protect workers, with Davis saying workplaces have seen sharp increases in virus transmissions.

Davis said inspectors over the past few months have been responding to 2,000 to 3,000 complaints a week about potential health protocol violations at workplaces.

In Santa Monica, a Burger King worker died from the coronavirus July 6 and workers filed a complaint with CAL/OSHA, which is still under investigation.

Two workers at a Whole Foods Market on Montana Avenue tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month.

A Pasadena Whole Foods employee died from COVID-19 in May.

A Ralphs employee in Culver City and another in Sherman Oaks were hospitalized and died from COVID-19 in May.

- City News Service and Patch Editor Nicole Charky contributed to this report.

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