Alameda County in California's Bay Area is planning to offer stipends of $1,250 for low-income residents to stay home if they have tested positive for COVID-19.
California officials are desperate to reduce the spread of coronavirus in the workplace, which has been one reason for a surge in cases.A county in the San Francisco Bay Area is planning to offer stipends of $1,250 for low-income residents to stay home if they have tested positive for COVID-19.
Alameda County, the Bay Area's second most populous county, plans to offer the payments to those who test positive, are not receiving unemployment or paid sick leave, and are referred by designated clinics in high-risk neighborhoods. "Many county residents who test positive for COVID-19, especially hourly workers, will need assistance in order to isolate, as they cannot afford the loss in wages," said a staff report prepared for the Board of Supervisors."We expect many of these individuals in need of assistance will be part of the ‘essential’ workforce who are unable to work remotely and thus are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19.
Some of the hardest hit neighborhoods in Alameda County include areas in East Oakland, where more than 2,400 cases have been recorded for every 100,000 residents in the ZIP Code 94601. But in the nearby suburb of Alameda, case rates are far lower, where more than 250 cases have been recorded for every 100,000 residents in the ZIP Code 94501.
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