Thread by @thisfeedsme, BREAKING: North Carolina leads the nation in COVID-19 outbreaks in meat and [...]

BREAKING: North Carolina leads the nation in COVID-19 outbreaks in meat and poultry plants. We are third for the highest number of cases among workers. https://enlacelatinonc.org/north-carolina-leads-the-nation-in-covid-19-outbreaks-at-meatpacking-plants/

North Carolina leads the nation in COVID-19 outbreaks at meatpacking plants - Enlace Latino

North Carolina leads the number of COVID-19 outbreaks at meatpacking plants nationally,according to a new report by the Food and Farming Reporting Network.

https://enlacelatinonc.org/north-carolina-leads-the-nation-in-covid-19-outbreaks-at-meatpacking-plants/

En español: Carolina del Norte lidera brotes de COVID-19 en plantas empacadoras de carne en el país @EnlaceLatinoNC https://enlacelatinonc.org/carolina-del-norte-lidera-brotes-de-covid-19-en-plantas-empacadoras-de-carne-en-el-pais/

Carolina del Norte lidera brotes de COVID-19 en plantas empacadoras de carne en el país - Enlace...

Carolina del Norte lidera el número de brotes de COVID-19 en plantas empacadoras de carne a nivel nacional, según un nuevo informe.

https://enlacelatinonc.org/carolina-del-norte-lidera-brotes-de-covid-19-en-plantas-empacadoras-de-carne-en-el-pais/

UPDATE from @ncdhhs: as of May 20, there are 26 coronavirus outbreaks at #NC meatpacking and poultry plants, with at least 2,006 workers infected. @EnlaceLatinoNC

The counties are: Bertie, Bladen, Burke, Chatham, Duplin, Hoke, Lee, Lenoir, Randolph, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Surry, Union, Wayne, Wilkes and Wilson

This thread is experiencing a lot of traffic today! For some context on the numbers, here's the first piece I reported on how COVID-19 is affecting meat+ poultry workers + their communities (more to come) https://southerlymag.org/2020/05/01/they-didnt-tell-us-anything-north-carolina-poultry-plant-workers-say-butterball-isnt-protecting-them-from-covid-19/ @southerlymag @EnlaceLatinoNC

‘They didn’t tell us anything’: North Carolina poultry plant workers say Butterball isn’t protect...

As the virus spreads through meatpacking plants across the U.S., immigrant communities struggle to get answers from the company or state about cases at a Mount Olive facility.

https://southerlymag.org/2020/05/01/they-didnt-tell-us-anything-north-carolina-poultry-plant-workers-say-butterball-isnt-protecting-them-from-covid-19/

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