Report: Utah meatpacking plant had 441 {virus|infection} cases, 1 death – STLtoday.com

Subscribe for $ 5/5 months HYRUM, Utah (AP)– {A newly|A recently|A freshly} {released|launched} {inspection|evaluation|assessment|examination} report {has|has actually} {revealed|exposed} that a coronavirus {outbreak|break out} at a meatpacking plant in northern Utah was more {widespread|extensive|prevalent} than {local|regional} health {officials|authorities} {previously|formerly} reported.

The Utah Occupational {Safety|Security} and Health {Division|Department} report {said|stated} the JBS Beef Plant in Hyrum had 441 {employees|workers|staff members} test {positive|favorable} for COVID-19 {as of|since} June 16 and one {employee|worker|staff member} {had|had actually} {died|passed away} as {a result|an outcome}, FOX-13 reported. The Bear River Health Department {previously|formerly} {told|informed} The Salt Lake Tribune that 385 {employees|workers|staff members} {tested|evaluated|checked} {positive|favorable} and no deaths were {linked|connected} to the {outbreak|break out}.

The report did not {name|call} the {worker|employee} who {died|passed away}, {but|however} {company|business} {spokesperson|representative} Nikki Richardson {said|stated} {additional|extra} life {insurance|insurance coverage} and {compensation|payment|settlement} was {given to|offered to|provided to} the {family|household}.

Bear River Health Department Epidemiologist Caleb Harrison {said|stated} there was {a discrepancy|an inconsistency|a disparity} in numbers {because|since|due to the fact that} the cases were being {investigated|examined} {based on|based upon} where {employees|workers|staff members} lived, not where they worked, so {multiple|several|numerous} departments were {looking into|checking out} the {outbreak|break out}.

Utah Department of Health {spokesperson|representative} Tom Hudachko {said|stated} the state department {keeps track of|monitors|keeps an eye on|tracks} {outbreaks|break outs} when they cross health jurisdictions {and that|which} {local|regional} departments {only|just} {keep track of|monitor|keep an eye on|track} {residents|locals|citizens|homeowners}’ cases.

“The most {important|essential|crucial} {thing about|aspect of|feature of} these {outbreaks|break outs} is that they are {caught|captured}, and they are {addressed|attended to|resolved} with public health intervention,” he {said|stated}, {adding|including} that not every department is reporting the {same|exact same|very same} numbers.

Inspectors {finalized|completed|settled} their report in July and the Utah Occupational {Safety|Security} and Health {Division|Department} {released|launched} it {last week|recently}. {Several|A number of|Numerous} {people|individuals} {have|have actually} {returned to|gone back to} {work at|operate at} JBS Beef Plant, or in other {jobs|tasks}, {officials|authorities} {said|stated}. No fines {have|have actually} been {issued|provided|released} to the {company|business}.

“We {have|have actually} done {everything|whatever} possible to both {protect|safeguard|secure} and support our {team members|staff member|employee} {during|throughout} this {challenging|difficult|tough} time. We {have|have actually} {adopted|embraced} {hundreds of|numerous} {safety|security} interventions, {provided|offered|supplied} increased pay and rewarded {team members|staff member|employee} with {bonuses|rewards|perks|benefits|bonus offers},” Richardson {said|stated}.

{Studies|Research studies} {suggest|recommend} {people|individuals} can be {infected|contaminated} with the {virus|infection} without feeling {sick|ill}. For {most people|many people|the majority of people}, the {new|brand-new} coronavirus {causes|triggers} {{mild|moderate} or moderate|moderate or {mild|moderate}} {symptoms|signs}, such as fever and cough that {clear up|clean up} in {two to three|2 to 3} weeks. For some– {especially|particularly|specifically} older {adults|grownups} and {people|individuals} with existing {health problems|health issue|illness}– it can {cause|trigger} more {severe|serious|extreme} {illness|disease|health problem}, {including|consisting of} pneumonia, and death.