A quarter of employees at a Tyson poultry processing facility in Wilkesboro, N.C., have tested positive for the coronavirus. A majority of those who had the virus didn't show any symptoms, the company says.
Ken Noland is the town manager of Wilkesboro. He said local officials are doing all they can in a difficult situation.
This is the second time this month the plant has temporarily halted operations. It was closed for cleaning earlier this month after a suspected outbreak. Previously, the Wilkes County Health Department tested 200 workers on site, and 39 were positive for the virus. Tyson also tested hundreds of employees on site and didn't release those results until yesterday.
The company also has temporarily idled plants in other states including, Iowa, Indiana and Nebraska. And Tyson's not alone. Meat and poultry processing plants have become coronavirus hot spots throughout the U.S. Smithfield Foods and Hormel Foods are among those that have shuttered plants because of COVID-19 outbreaks.
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