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Cargill plant outbreak was North America's largest early COVID cluster

Original: "Within weeks, the infections had turned into what would become the largest outbreak in North America of the then-new re

Nearly 1,000 workers at the Cargill meat-processing plant in High River, Alberta, tested positive for COVID-19 in spring 2020 — almost half the workforce — in what became the largest known outbreak of the then-new respiratory illness in North America. The outbreak exposed the risks faced by essential workers in crowded meatpacking facilities and prompted scrutiny of the industry's workplace protections.

Why now: Reminders of the Cargill outbreak are circulating as people reflect on the pandemic's impact on meatpacking workers.

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• "Within weeks, the infections had turned into what would become the largest outbreak in North America of the then-new respiratory illness. Nearly 1,000 Cargill employees at the plant would test positive for # COVID , almost half the workforce." https://… · miki_lou · 5

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