In a news release, Tyson said it tested 1,142 employees from June 17 to June 19, and 291 tested positive for COVID-19. Of those 291, Tyson said 249 or 85% were asymptomatic or didn't show any symptoms.
McDonald County, a sparsely populated area located in Missouri's extreme southwestern corner, caught national attention for its recent spike in COVID-19 cases.
The testing in Missouri follows news out of northwest Arkansas last week that 481 people at Tyson's Benton and Washington County facilities had tested positive for COVID-19. Of those 481 people, 95% were asymptomatic.China's General Administration of Customs office announced it had suspended poultry imports
from Tyson Foods facility in Springdale, Arkansas where hundreds have tested positive for the coronavirus. There have been COVID-19 outbreaks at several meat processing plants across the country since March when the virus was characterized as a pandemic. In late April, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at keeping the facilities open.Contributing: Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY
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