Coverage dated December 20, 2021

SpaceX COVID-19 outbreak reported with 132 confirmed cases

Headline from Foxla

At least 132 employees at the SpaceX Corporate Headquarters facility in Hawthorne have tested positive for COVID-19.

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Reports & sources

8 articles, oldest first.

  1. NPR

    SpaceX reports LA County's highest number of workplace COVID-19 cases (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    New data shows the Elon Musk-led company currently accounts for nearly 30% of workplace COVID-19 cases reported by Los Angeles County officials.

  2. Insider

    COVID-19 outbreak reported at SpaceX's California headquarters, with 132 confirmed cases (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    SpaceX currently has the largest COVID-19 outbreak on Los Angeles County's public list of active outbreaks at non-residential settings.

  3. Foxla

    SpaceX COVID-19 outbreak reported with 132 confirmed cases (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    At least 132 employees at the SpaceX Corporate Headquarters facility in Hawthorne have tested positive for COVID-19.

  4. CBS News

    SpaceX faced COVID-19 outbreak, health records show (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Rocket builder says that the more than 100 employees who tested positive were infected outside of work.

  5. NBC Los Angeles

    Hawthorne-Based SpaceX Dealing with COVID Outbreak (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Hawthorne-based aerospace company SpaceX is home to Los Angeles County’s largest active outbreak of COVID-19 cases in non-residential settings, with 132 infections, according to public health data.

  6. FOX Business

    SpaceX pushes back on 'unsubstantiated' COVID outbreak reports (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    SpaceX said the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health's figure is an aggregate number of cases reported at its Hawthorne headquarters since September and that only one case is suspected to have occurred at work

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