Tyson Foods will be closing their plant in Shelbyville, Tennessee, for a deep cleaning and sanitation, according to a company spokesperson.
In a news conference yesterday, Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercy said the state was aware of coronavirus cases at the Tyson Foods Shelbyville plant, but neither the state nor company has released the number of positive cases associated with the facility.
More than 120 cases of Covid-19 were reported at the Tyson Foods plant in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, according to Nashville Health Director Dr. Michael Caldwell. He said USDA inspectors are at the plant full-time.
Caldwell, who visited the plant yesterday, said he was satisfied with Tyson's mitigation efforts to minimize disease transmission.
Earlier today: Tyson Fresh Meats, the beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods, announced on Thursday that the company will “temporarily stop” production at a beef processing facility in Washington state.
Tyson also announced yesterday that it is suspending operations at its Waterloo, Iowa, pork plant after nearly 200 coronavirus cases were linked to the facility.