Five workers at the Westwood Village Ralphs on Weyburn Avenue have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to NBC4 Los Angeles.
The cases came to light amid a series of outbreaks at some Southern California workplaces. There are currently 89 confirmed cases and an additional 35 symptomatic cases as of Friday at 12 workplaces in the region, according to a running tally by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
However, the Westwood Village Ralphs is not included in the tally despite NBC4 LA’s reporting. A Hollywood Ralphs on Sunset Boulevard is experiencing the largest outbreak with 21 confirmed cases, up two from NBC4 LA’s original Thursday report.
The Westwood Village Ralphs declined to comment for this article.
Meanwhile, United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 770, which represents Southern California grocery store workers, is asking Ralphs to offer testing for store workers and customers at the Sunset Boulevard location, according to NBC4 LA.
A Ralphs spokesperson told NBC4 positive cases among employees are in the “double digits” and the chain is not offering in-store testing, opting instead to rely on LA County testing.
Contributing reports by Hyeyoon (Alyssa) Choi, Daily Bruin contributor.