‘The Bay’ Resumes Production Amid Strict COVID-19 Protocols

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Friday Los Angeles County health officials reported nine more cases of the pediatric ailment known as Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children, or MIS-C. The new cases lifted the total number of children identified to have had the rare but serious condition to 25.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterAn outbreak of COVID-19 has been reported at Television City, the studio where “The Bold and the Beautiful” and other shows are produced.Three staffers have come down with the virus at the studio formerly known as CBS Television City, at 7800 Beverly Blvd. in Los Angeles.The outbreak was publicly reported on Wednesday by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorThe Orange County Health Care Agency announced the county’s first pediatric death related to COVID-19 on Thursday, a teenage girl with significant underlying medical conditions.Since the start of the pandemic, three people 18 to 24 years old have died of coronavirus complications in Orange County, but this was the first death of a person under 18.

Also Read: All the Studio Films That Hope to Resume (or Start) Shooting, From 'Little Mermaid' to 'The Batman'Studios have been hunting for ways to get their blockbuster productions back underway, while meeting health and safety guidelines, though it has proved difficult.

The Batman is starting up again.

Camila Cabello‘s Cinderella is getting underway again!

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced today in a Media Statement that the department is continuing to see seeing decreases and stabilizing of key indicators, including daily hospitalizations and deaths.

It’s been a challenging time for the television industry, but things look like they’re finally starting to get back on track, with one of TV’s most-loved comedy shows set to begin filming again.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorThe Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said Tuesday that the total number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the region has eclipsed 5,000. The grim milestone comes as 63 new deaths from the virus were registered in the past 24 hours, bringing the total in the cities of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Pasadena to 5,057.The agency also recorded 1,440 confirmed new cases today, bringing the county’s total to 211,808.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorThe Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported Tuesday that the region comprising the City of Los Angeles, Pasadena and Long Beach has 1,901 confirmed new cases of coronavirus and 57 new deaths over the past 24 hours.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorA coronavirus outbreak has hit USC’s fraternity row, where about 40 people tested positive for COVID-19, USC Student Health’s chief health officer Dr. Sarah Van Orman told the Los Angeles Times.“A significant number of the cases were associated with four fraternity houses,” Van Orman said.

197 deaths reported on Wednesday, California has surpassed its previous record for the most reported coronavirus-related deaths in a day.California reported a total of 8,755 confirmed COVID-19 cases, based on data collected on Tuesday, with Los Angeles remaining as the county with the most positive cases across the state. On Wednesday, Los Angeles County public health director Barbara Ferrer reported 4,825 new cases and 91 deaths.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer announced on Wednesday that the region had recorded 4,825 new coronavirus infections. That’s a record number of new cases.

Samples prepare to get tested for COVID-19. Photo: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLos Angeles County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer revealed on Monday the toll that the coronavirus pandemic has taken on the region’s healthcare workers.While it was well documented that the virus ravaged the area’s nursing home patients in the early stages of L.A.’s battle with COVID-19, less has been said about the toll on healthcare workers themselves.A total of 11,841 healthcare workers and first responders in L.A.