Nearly 150 Costco store employees test positive for COVID-19

Nearly 150 Costco store employees test positive for COVID-19
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and last updated 2020-12-31 14:17:48-05
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. — Nearly 150 employees at a Costco store in Washington State have tested positive for COVID-19, according to county
Yakima County is southeast of the Seattle area. The county’s health department released a statement this week detailing the outbreak and actions they and the store are taking.
“After reviewing the number of cases, and the timeline in which they were identified, there is evidence to show that this sharp increase in cases mimics the type of activity that happens after some sort of superspreader event where multiple people are infected at the same time,”

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