Ellen DeGeneres.Photo: Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.
Production forEllen DeGeneres' daytime talk show will start again next week after it was delayed due to the rising number ofcoronaviruscases in California.
“TheEllen DeGeneresShowwill resume production in-studio on Monday, January 11th with a virtual audience,” a spokesperson for the Telepictures, the producers of the show, tells PEOPLE in a statement. “For the safety of the staff and crew, the show will further reduce on-site personnel and maintain our industry-leading production protocols.”
The show paused filming in December when DeGeneres, 62, revealed that she hadtested positive for the COVID-19.
Ellen DeGeneres.Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.
“Hi Everyone, I want to let you all know that I tested positive for Covid-19,” shewroteon Twitter on Dec. 10. “Fortunately, I’m feeling fine right now. Anyone who has been in close contact with me has been notified, and I am following all proper CDC guidelines.”
“Please stay healthy and safe,” she concluded. “Love, Ellen.”
News of the delay came after California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked Hollywood studios to consider pausing production activity given a surge in coronavirus cases andhospitals have been stretched thin.
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Since the start of the pandemic, L.A. County has reported 871,404 COVID-19 cases and 11,545 deaths, health officialssaidon Thursday.
There have been more than 21.6 million cases of COVID-19 in the United States and at least 365,000 deaths related to the virus, according to aNew York Timesdatabase.
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