As of Monday, 326 employees at the plant had tested positive for COVID-19, nearly double the count of 168 on Feb. 6. A COVID-19 outbreak at the site has infected as many as 1 in 5 workers, Alberta Health Services says. Struggling to breatheOne worker, who has tested positive for COVID-19, struggled to gather the breath to share his story between bouts of coughing. "They send the people back inside without the result, and they get the result and they end up tested positive. There are currently eight outbreaks at meat processing or packing facilities in Alberta, including one at Cargill in High River, where 950 workers tested positive.

Source: CBC News February 16, 2021 00:21 UTC