The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has identified nine coronavirus outbreaks at industrial facilities in Vernon, including four meatpacking plants.
The largest outbreak occurred at the Smithfield Foods-owned Farmer John plant — producer of the beloved Dodger Dog — where 153 of 1,837 employees tested positive for COVID-19 between March and May, the county said Sunday.
The county did not release information on the number of employees who tested positive at those facilities.“We are closely monitoring outbreaks within facilities in the city of Vernon, as many of the employees reside in adjacent southeast Los Angeles communities,” said Barbara Ferrer, the county health director.
“Our public health experts are making sure employees with the virus, and their families, remain quarantined to minimize exposure to others,” said L.A. County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis. Smithfield said the measures include a series of strict guidelines and protocols that follow or exceed guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The company said it has boosted its supply of masks and face shields, installed Plexiglas barriers on the production floor and in break areas and implemented mass temperature scanning systems to screen workers.
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