SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Mass testing of food industry workers revealed an outbreak of novel coronavirus infections at plants operated by JBS SA (OTC:JBSAY) and rival BRF SA (NYSE:BRFS) in the Dourados area, labor prosecutors in the Center Western state of Mato Grosso do Sul told Reuters on Friday, citing company data.
Some 1,075 people at a JBS pork plant tested positive for COVID-19 as of July 1, representing 30% of total tests processed, the data revealed. Some 73 workers tested positive at a BRF chicken facility in the same town, where the company employs about 1,500 persons, according to the data obtained by Reuters.