The company said 550 of the plant's 2,500 workers tested positive for the coronavirus.
A Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Iowa is shutting down after officials revealed an astonishing 22% of workers tested positive for COVID-19.
The Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement on Wednesday called for the immediate shutdown of all Tyson plants in the state until workers and the public can be protected. By the end of April, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated 5,000 workers had tested positive. The nonprofit group Food & Environment Reporting Network said last week that the number had climbed to more than 17,000, with 66 deaths.
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