Los Angeles County closed all bars, restaurants and hotels early in the pandemic. Regulations have been loosening, customers are more educated, and establishments dial in their protocols. Omicron followed.
Omicron has raised countywide numbers to levels not seen before. In the last month, there have been more workplace-related outbreaks than ever before. Deadline reported that outbreaks have occurred at many production sites and studio networks.
In addition to the workplace outbreaks, some of Hollywood’s favorite haunts have been hit hard. Spago, a long-standing favorite, has seen 14 employees test positive for the virus. SoHo House’s Little Beach House Malibu has seen 9 cases, while its Downtown SoHo Warehouse recorded 39. And it’s a good thing the Golden Globes wasn’t in person this year, since the Beverly Hilton has had 23 cases.
These numbers were taken from the Los Angeles County Covid Active outbreaks ListThis past Friday “Active outbreaks” may be a bit of a misnomer, however, since some of the listings here — like the one for Spago — have been on the list for weeks, if not months, and may already be resolved.
“These include cases reported since the beginning of the current active outbreak and may include some cases that have since recovered,”The county website has more information.
They are however Are eventually removed; onetime outbreaks at Sony’s Culver City lot and Universal Studios no longer appear.
The Crypto.com Arena downtown is currently the location with the most staff cases. It should be noted that this venue has seen an enormous amount of foot traffic in the past six to nine months. According to the arena’s listing, there are 246 employees cases.
Crypto.com Arena does not have the highest case count, but there are many industry favorites with high cases. These counts are spread out across several locations. L.A. Whole Foods has over 254 infections in its L.A. stores.
Other grocery faves like Trader Joe’s and Erewhon have seen 114 and 66 infections, respectively, across their local footprint.
Retail has been hit, too, with a trio of top-notch Rodeo Drive locations — Hermes, Gucci and Louis Vuitton — all recording outbreaks.
Even Hollywood’s favorite post-Oscar guilty pleasure, the In-N-Out on Sunset, has tallied 7 cases.
See below for a list of Hollywood’s favorite haunts which currently show up on the county’s Active Outbreaks page, each with the number of cases recorded.
Beverly Hills Hotel 33
The Beverly Hilton 23
Bottega Louie DTLA & WeHo 19
The California Club 11
Comedy Club of Los Angeles 9
Craig’s Restaurant 22
Crypto.com Arena 246
Élephante 15
Erewhon 66
Fairmont Century Plaza 18
Four Seasons Los Angeles Hotel 78
Gucci Flagship 4
Hermes 8
Hillcrest Country Club 11
The Hollywood Roosevelt 20
In-N’Out Burger Sunset 7
Joan’s on Third 17
L’Antica Pizzeria Da Michele 5
L’Ermitage Beverly Hills 15
Little Beach House Malibu 9
Louis Vuitton 17
Lucky’s Malibu 11
Majordomo 9
Mama Shelter Los Angeles 6
Mastro’s Beverly Hills 77
Nusr-Et 15
Osteria Mozza 10
Proper Hotel Santa Monica 22
Shutters at the Beach 17
Sofitel 3
SoHo Warehouse DTLA 39
Spago Beverly Hills 14
The Ritz-Carlton Marina de Rey 36
Thompson Hollywood Hotel 20
Trader Joe’s 114
Petit Ermitage Hotel 12
Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills 4
Wayfarer DTLA 10
Whole Foods 254