Largest Beef Processing Plant in the Us Tyson Council Bluffs
After testing all of the nearly 1,500 workers at its Council Bluffs beef and pork plant, Tyson Foods said 224 workers tested positive for the coronavirus.
Of those who tested positive, 103 have since returned to work after isolating and recovering at home.
In a press release, the company said more than half of those who tested positive did not show any symptoms, and otherwise would not have known that they had the coronavirus and were contagious. Some of those were tested by Tyson, others by their doctors or public health departments.
Tyson has begun disclosing the number of workers testing positive for the coronavirus at several plants, including its Madison pork plant and Dakota City beef plant in Nebraska, after initially resisting calls to do so out of concern for what officials said was workers' medical privacy. Advocacy and workers groups and some local officials have called for more transparency from plants dealing with coronavirus outbreaks, which can spread into the community.
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Tyson said it will continue to report outbreak numbers after mass-testing events to help health and government officials, employees and community members know more about the spread of the virus and how to prevent it. The company has hired a third-party medical provider, Matrix Medical, to work with sick employees and conduct more testing at 40-plus Tyson facilities.
"Pottawattamie County is proud to collaborate with Tyson Foods to help manage this virus," Matt Wyant, who oversees Pottawattamie County Public Health in Iowa, said in a statement. "Tyson's preventive policies and procedures at the facility as well as its aggressive testing and containment will help further protect our community and the health of our residents."
Several thousand meatpacking workers in Nebraska and Iowa have tested positive for the virus, and some have died.
A spokeswoman for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services said that as of Friday, 3,318 meatpacking workers in the state had tested positive for the coronavirus and 13 had died. That means that almost one-quarter of the state's total coronavirus cases are tied to the food or meat processing industry.
Fourth day of protests in Omaha after James Scurlock's shooter not charged
Photos: Fourth day of protests in Omaha after James Scurlock's shooter not charged
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People protest for the fourth day in a row in Omaha on Monday.
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People protest for the fourth day in a row in Omaha on Monday.
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People are detained after a bottleneck of protesters led to a moment of chaos during the fourth day of protests in a row in Omaha on Monday.
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People protest for the fourth day in a row in Omaha on Monday.
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Omaha World-Herald reporter Reece Ristau has his bag searched by law enforcement as people protest for the fourth day in a row in Omaha on Monday.
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People are detained after a bottleneck of protesters led to a moment of chaos during the fourth day of protests in a row in Omaha on Monday.
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A person bleeds while being detained after a bottleneck of protesters led to a moment of chaos during the fourth day of protests in a row in Omaha on Monday.
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Deputy Chief Ken Kanger talks with people gathered for a demonstration on Monday in downtown Omaha.
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Protesters gather at 13th and Howard on Monday in Omaha.
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A group marches down 13th Street on Monday in Omaha.
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Deputy Police Chief Ken Kanger marches with protesters on Monday.
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People try to leave the area on the fourth day of protests in Omaha on Monday.
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Deputy Chief Ken Kanger tries to make way for protesters to leave the area on the fourth day in a row in Omaha on Monday.
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People protest for the fourth day in a row in Omaha on Monday.
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People are detained after a bottleneck of protesters led to a moment of chaos during the fourth day of protests in a row in Omaha on Monday.
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Omaha police load people they arrested on a Metro city bus during a fourth day of protests in Omaha on Monday.
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People protest for the fourth day in a row in Omaha on Monday.
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Deputy Chief Ken Kanger kneels with protesters on the fourth day in a row in Omaha on Monday.
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Law enforcement surround people at a protest on the fourth day in a row in Omaha on Monday.
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Law enforcement watches as people protest for the fourth day in a row in Omaha on Monday.
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People watch the police response from the roof the of the Paxton building during a fourth day of protests in Omaha on Monday, June 01, 2020.
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Someone takes a photo of a broken window that someone else had broke during a fourth day of protests in Omaha on Monday, June 01, 2020.
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People protest for the fourth day in a row in Omaha on Monday.
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People gather at the corner of 13th and Howard as National Guard troops stand by in downtown Omaha on Monday.
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People hand out water and snacks to others protesting for the fourth day in a row in Omaha on Monday, June 1, 2020. It was announced Monday that the bar owner who shot and killed James Scurlock amid a protest on Saturday will face no charges.
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Destiny Monir, from left, Samantha Darensbourg and Windy Intellect, all of Omaha, talk with Nebraska National Guard Sgt. Justen Meneses as a few dozen people protest for the fourth day in a row in Omaha on Monday, June 1, 2020. It was announced Monday that the bar owner who shot and killed James Scurlock amid a protest on Saturday will face no charges.
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The Nebraska State Patrol and a heavy truck block the Capitol Avenue off of I-480 on Monday, June 1, 2020. Police are trying to discourage protesters from coming downtown.
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Nebraska National Guard Sgt. Justen Meneses hands out Gatorade to a few dozen people protesting for the fourth day in a row in Omaha on Monday, June 1, 2020. It was announced Monday that the bar owner who shot and killed James Scurlock amid a protest on Saturday will face no charges.
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Workers board up All Makes at 2520 Farnam St. in anticipation of a fourth night of protests Monday.
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Protesters cross the corner of 13th and Howard street as National Guard troops stand on Monday in downtown Omaha.
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People hold signs at the corner of 13th and Harney Streets in Omaha on Monday shortly after it was announced no charges were being filed in the shooting death of James Scurlock.
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People chat with National Guard members on Monday in downtown Omaha.
Don Kleine
In a change from Monday's comments, Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said Tuesday that he is "weighing the potential" for a grand jury to look into the killing of James Scurlock, saying it's "another way to clear the air."
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The Nebraska State Patrol and a heavy truck block a downtown exit off Interstate 480 on Monday. Police were trying to discourage protesters from coming downtown.
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A flower on a sidewalk as National Guard troops and Omaha police stand at the corner of 13th and Howard in downtown Omaha on Monday.
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Messages for James Scurlock are spray painted on boarded up windows Monday in downtown Omaha.
Nebraska State Office Building
Doors and windows of the Nebraska State Office Building are boarded up as a few dozen people protest for the fourth day in a row in Omaha on Monday, June 1, 2020. It was announced Monday that the bar owner who shot and killed James Scurlock amid a protest on Saturday will face no charges.
Next Chapter bookstore
Workers board up The Next Chapter bookstore at 2508 Farnam St. in anticipation of a fourth night of protests Monday.
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Jindy Intellect, of Omaha, talks with Nebraska National Guard Sgt. Justen Meneses and Staff Sgt. Troy Thielke as a few dozen people protest for the fourth day in a row in Omaha on Monday, June 1, 2020. It was announced Monday that the bar owner who shot and killed James Scurlock amid a protest on Saturday will face no charges.
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Windows are boarded up in downtown Omaha on Monday.
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People walk by a building in downtown Omaha on Monday with a message for James Scurlock on the windows.
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People demonstrate at 13th and Howard Streets during the fourth day of protests in Omaha on Monday.
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A police officer walks north on 13th Street during a fourth day of protests in Omaha on Monday, June 01, 2020.
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People protest for the fourth day in a row in Omaha on Monday.
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