Almost half of the employees at a Seneca Foods processing plant in Wisconsin have tested positive for coronavirus, according to the Barron County Department of Health and Human Services, a FOX 9 report shows. 555 WORKERS AT TYSON FOODS PLANT IN IOWA TEST POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS, STATE'S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CONFIRMSIn fact, approximately 44% of the fruit and vegetable processing company’s workers in the city of Cumberland have contracted the respiratory illness. The first infection the health department connected to the plant was on July 19. In addition to the Wisconsin National Guard, the Barron County health department has partnered with Family Health La Clinica to provide free testing services for seasonal and full-time employees of Seneca Foods and their household members or close contacts. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe state of Wisconsin has more than 63,200 confirmed coronavirus cases, according to data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Dashboard.

Source: Fox News August 14, 2020 00:11 UTC