24 Spokane pasta factory workers test positive for COVID-19
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A pasta company has announced there was a coronavirus outbreak at its Spokane factory as Washington state prepares to reopen parts of its economy following a two-month lockdown.
Philadelphia Macaroni Company Inc. confirmed the outbreak in a statement Friday saying 72 workers were tested for the virus and 24 were positive, the Spokesman-Review reported.
For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death.
The outbreak led to an increase in cases in Spokane County where no more than five people tested positive for COVID-19 every day in May until this week, health officials said. There have been 31 confirmed cases reported in the county between Thursday and Friday. Spokane County has had 450 people with COVID-19.
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