San Francisco Chronicle

Big outbreak at food plant

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Tyson Foods says 371 employees at its chicken processing plant in the town of Noel have tested positive for the coronaviru­s.

The company said it tested 1,142 employees at the plant and 291 tested positive. Of those 291, Tyson said 249, or 85%, were asymptomat­ic. Tyson said an additional 80 Noel employees tested positive in separate exams that were performed by their health care providers or the state’s Department of Health and Senior Services.

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