CDPH Reports 4,311 Confirmed COVID-19 Workplace Outbreaks

The California Department of Public Health released data showing state employers have reported 4,311 confirmed COVID-19 outbreaks through March 1. Gov. Gavin Newsom last year enacted AB 685, requiring employers to report outbreaks and positive tests to local public health agencies. Non-health care employers are required to report three or more cases of COVID-19 in a workplace within 14 days, and local health departments will determine whether the cases constitute an outbreak. The bill took effect at the start of the year. CDPH said that between Jan. 1, 2021, and March 1, 2021, there have bee...