CWCI: COVID-19 Claims on the Rise

Claims for COVID-19 increased sharply in May and June, the California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported. CWCI reports 10,528 COVID-19 claims with a date of injury in June had been filed as of Aug. 10. That’s more than double the 4,438 claims with a June injury date that had been filed as of July 6. Similarly, the number of claims with an injury date in May increased 18% to 4,606 as of Aug. 10 compared to 3,889 in July. CWCI also said 9,515 claims were reported for July, bringing the total number of COVID-19 claims for the year to 31,612. The institute also said the data s...