North Carolina leads the number of COVID-19 outbreaks at meatpacking plants nationally.
Enlace Latino NC asked how NCDHHS was addressing outbreaks, and if the department would release the names of these plants. We also asked if they would require facilities with outbreaks to release the number of cases as they occur.
As the number of positive COVID-19 cases rises in meatpacking and poultry processing plants across the state, workers who are most affected are left in the dark.