85 Coronavirus Cases Found At Cudahy Meat Processing Plant

CUDAHY, WI — Employees at the Cudahy-based Patrick Cudahy meat processing plant are headed back to work Monday after extensive testing at the plant revealed at least 85 employees have been infected with the coronavirus.

According to a Milwaukee Biz Times report, Smithfield Foods, Inc., the owner of the dry sausage and bacon plant, temporarily shut down operations originally saying that a "small number" of employees had been affected.

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City officials in Cudahy said the Wisconsin National Guard assisted the Cudahy Health Department in providing COVID-19 testing for employees at the plant, and that a total of 503 people were tested over a five day period between April 24-28.

State health officials are offering free COVID-19 testing to all workers at the plant, which employs about 1,000 people.

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