138 employees at meat plant test positive for coronavirus

HANFORD, Calif. (AP) At least 138 employees at a meat packing plant in central California have tested positive for the coronavirus.

The Fresno Bee reports several employees at the Central Valley Meat Company in Hanford first tested positive for the virus more than a week ago.

Kings County Supervisor Doug Verboon tells the newspaper the meat packing plant now accounts for nearly two-thirds of the coronavirus cases in the rural county.

The company employs about 900 workers at two plants in Hanford and Vernon and continues to operate. Company officials say they are following CDC guidelines to keep their employees safe.