More Than 10% of 2020 Claims Are for COVID-19

More than 10% of claims filed in 2020 were for COVID-19, the California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported. CWCI said the 41,861 claims for COVID-19 filed as of Sept. 21 account for 11.2% of all work comp claims filed in the current accident year. The COVID-19 claims include 224 deaths, up from 160 reported as of Aug. 10. “The latest claim count shows that the number of COVID-19 claims reported to the Division of Workers’ Compensation doubled from May to June, then increased another 16% in July,” CWCI said in a press release. “The numbers reported for Augu...