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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Christie D’Zurilla

COVID-19 strikes some members of ‘DWTS’ crew, but show’s ‘Stars’ are safe

LOS ANGELES — Just as Los Angeles County dropped its mask requirement on public transit and in airports, that big bus known as “Dancing with the Stars” pulled into the station with a small COVID-19 outbreak after its premiere Monday.

Don’t worry: None of the “Stars” has fallen ill.

Four production employees out of 300 tested positive for the virus over the course of five days, a “DWTS” spokesperson said Friday via email. The four people work in different departments that don’t have in-person contact with each other.

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