145 Costco workers tested positive for COVID-19 at a single location … and the store is still open to the public

Almost 150 employees have tested positive for COVID- 19 since late December at a single Costco location in the city of Yakima, Washington, but the warehouse still remains open.

When it became known that 68 store employees tested positive, Yakima Health District paid a visit to this Costco on 23 December 2020 and concluded that there was no increased risk of COVID transmission – 12 to the public as long as staff and customers continue to adhere to safety precautions.

However, that number quickly doubled and at least 145 employees have been infected to date, according to Eat This, Not That .

“ The 145 people who tested positive are at Currently completing their period of isolation or quarantine . After reviewing the number of cases and the schedule in which they were identified, there is evidence to show that this strong increase in cases mimics the type of activity that occurs after some type of super-spread event in which several people are infected at the same time. time, ”said the Health District.

Because of this, the Yakima Health District recommended that Costo conduct weekly testing of the entire store, even for those workers who have not had close contact with another person with COVID – 19. But they did not recommend closing the store .

“Other companies community that have closed after identifying positive cases of COVID – 19 have decided to do it on their own, as a precaution and not because of a recommendation for closure by the Yakima Health District, ”the District said.

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