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I'm trying to keep track of all the meat processing plants that are experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks in their staff. Here's another Smithfield plant near Cincinnati: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/04/20/covid-19-4-confirmed-cases-local-smithfield-meat-processing-plant/5165802002/?fbclid=IwAR0RQR2Jn7vz7fNKfFvxFQNAqC9d7wubOQaLQYbX4OPtwgTnw9VKeNEhoEk
A Smithfield plant in North Carolina: https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/employees-nc-smithfield-plant-afraid-go-work-after-co-workers-test-positive/Q5TXJMI2WFC6HNC2GMSCCF6MEM/
Another in Wisconsin: https://theintercept.com/2020/04/19/smithfield-foods-wisconsin-coronavirus/
Not just Smithfield -- JBS, the largest meat producer in the world, is having the same issues. There are 20 confirmed cases at its plant in Worthington, Minnesota: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/20/meat-plant-pork-close/
Four employees of a Greeley, Colorado, JBS plant have died and 102 were sickened: https://www.greeleytribune.com/news/jbs-employee-among-covid-19-recoveries-as-northern-colorado-hospitals-continue-fight-against-virus/
In Kansas, "Cargill, Tyson Fresh Meats and National Beef have said employees at their processing plants tested positive, but they haven't provided details." h/t @JaysonLeek https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/kansas/articles/2020-04-20/kansas-works-to-boost-testing-in-meat-processing-towns
Here's an outbreak in Waterloo, Iowa, with a troubling twist -- the state health department will not divulge how many cases are tied to the plant and the governor is refusing to close it. Local officials, though, say 150 employees are sick: https://www.iowapublicradio.org/post/county-officials-see-covid-19-surge-waterloo-meat-packing-plant-governor-wont-close-it#stream/0
A Tyson plant in Columbus Junction, Iowa, is reopening after shutting down for two weeks. Will be a test case to see if that's enough to calm an outbreak among staff. Two employees died, 200 tested positive: https://apnews.com/e4d88c7f43d429fd01c58c8bc08ab4e2
