WILKESBORO, N.C. — Tyson Foods announced 570 of its workers tested positive for COVID-19 at its poultry facility in Wilkesboro.
That’s out of 2,244 team members and contractors at the facility who were all tested. Tyson Foods said the majority of the workers did not show any symptoms and otherwise would not have been identified.
Tyson Foods said 237 workers were tested by the Department of Health while seeking their own health care. An additional 2,007 workers were tested onsite from May 6 to May 9.
Those who tested positive received paid leave and will later return to work after meeting the criteria established by the CDC and Tyson.