The Amazon associate was last at work on April 30, according to the company. Amazon said it is in the process of updating all employees at the site and offering counseling and support.
"We are saddened by the loss of an associate who had worked at our site in Randall, OH," Rachael Lighty, an Amazon spokesperson, told ABC News in a statement."Her family and loved ones are in our thoughts, and we are supporting her fellow colleagues."
In this May 1, 2020, file photo, people protest working conditions outside of an Amazon warehouse fulfillment center in Staten Island, NY. The company said that when a COVID-19 case is confirmed in one of their buildings, they communicate that news to all who work at the site via phone or text not just to those who have come in close contact with the positive case.
In this March 30, 2020, file photo, protesters hold signs at an Amazon building during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease , in Staten Island, NY.Amazon did not respond to an ABC News inquiry over how many employees so far have died from COVID-19, but pressure appears to be building on the company as more deaths are reported in the media.
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