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/">https://enlacelatinonc.org/north-car...

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/">https://enlacelatinonc.org/carolina-...

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& #39;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/">https://southerlymag.org/2020/05/0... @southerlymag @EnlaceLatinoNC