Almost 900 workers test positive for coronavirus at Tyson’s meatpacking plant in Indiana

Nearly 900 workers have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) at a Tyson Foods meatpacking plant in north-central Indiana, according to a report. The food processing facility at Cass County’s Logansport saw 890 people at the plant infected with the coronavirus after all of its 2,200 workers underwent testing.

The facility, which produces 3 million pounds of pork daily, is one of several Tyson Foods plants across America that have been closed due to the COVID-19.

“The combination of worker absenteeism, COVID-19 cases and community concerns has resulted in a collective decision to close,” Steve Stouffer, of Tyson’s beef-and-pork subsidiary, said to the Associated Press.

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