Astoria seafood processor closes amid coronavirus outbreak

May 4, 2020 10:01 pm

Published May 4, 2020 3:17 pm

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — Health officials say 11 employees at the Bornstein Seafoods processing facility in Astoria have tested positive for COVID-19, and the facility has closed until further notice.

The Clatsop County Department of Public Health confirmed the number of virus cases on Monday after testing 35 people.

The results from five of the tests are still pending. KOIN-TV reports the seafood facility has been closed until further notice and all its workers have been told to shelter in place by company VP Andrew Bornstein.

On Friday, Bornstein Seafoods officials contacted health authorities after one of its employees tested positive. The 11 who tested positive include four women and seven men between the ages of 30-69.

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