Cargill closes Ontario processing plant after outbreak of COVID-19 illnesses
Cargill has announced that it will temporarily close its Guelph, Ontario, beef processing plant because of an outbreak of COVID-19 illnesses among its plant employees.
As of December 17 at 2:00 p.m., 82 individuals at the Dunlop facility had tested positive for COVID-19, according to Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health. Additionally, 129 individuals (both cases and close contacts) are self-isolating as a precaution. Because of the scope of the outbreak there is a small but serious risk of transmission to the general community. WDG Public Health continues to follow up with cases and trace their contacts.