Nearly 200 workers test positive for COVID-19 at Foster Farms poultry plant in Fresno
Foster Farms will shut down its facility on Cherry Street in Fresno following a coronavirus outbreak, according to company officials.
Over the past two weeks, 193 workers at the 1,400-person facility in southwest Fresno tested positive for COVID-19, according to Ira Brill, vice president of communications for Foster Farms. None of the employees exhibited any symptoms, Brill told The Fresno Bee.
The company advised all workers who tested positive and their close contacts to isolate and said they would receive “all appropriate medical benefits,” according to a company news release. The poultry-processing plant will undergo “deep cleaning” over the weekend, the company said.
“Once reopened, Foster Farms will continue testing the entire Cherry Street workforce twice per week. The Fresno Department of Public Health has been advised of these measures and is fully supportive of the company’s effort,” Brill wrote.
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