More than 2,000 employees of the Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are at home sick or quarantining after testing positive for the coronavirus, officials said Wednesday. AdvertisementOn Wednesday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department had 874 personnel quarantined out of about 18,000 employees, with 618 sworn deputies among them. The LAPD has seen a surge in the number of vaccinated officers and other employees testing positive this month. The Omicron coronavirus variant is causing more breakthrough cases among vaccinated personnel but also producing less severe symptoms, officials said. At that time, there were just over 500 LAPD personnel out, less than half of this week’s number.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 20, 2022 15:26 UTC