early 1,000 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus at California day care facilities since mid-March, according to data obtained by a Bay Area NBC affiliate.
There were 998 positive tests that occurred between May 11 and July 12, and positive cases in day care facilities are up 12 percent since last week, according to the state Department of Social Services. The cases included staff, children and parents in more than 38,000 facilities.
Los Angeles, which kept the most facilities open of any part of the state during the pandemic, also leads in cases originating in child care facilities, with 170, while Santa Clara County in the Bay Area had 28 cases.