SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Health officials are implementing new safety recommendations to battle a large outbreak of the coronavirus in Yakima County in central Washington.
A major food producer, the area has recorded nearly 3,000 cases among its 250,000 residents, and infections have moved into its massive farm and food processing sector.
Officials said today that many cases are showing up on farms, in meat plants and fruit and vegetable processing warehouses.
The big increase in that county came as other parts of Washington are reporting shrinking numbers.