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South Dakota Health Officials Working with Smithfield Foods to Stem Coronavirus Outbreak

South Dakota Health Officials Working with Smithfield Foods to Stem Coronavirus Outbreak

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A coronavirus hot spot developed in Sioux Falls with reports of over eighty workers at the Smithfield Foods plant confirmed with the infection.
Governor Kristi Noem says they have been working with the company to address the issues..

Noem says the plant is a critical link in the food supply….

Noem says state and local officials will be working with Smithfield to keep their employees healthy….

Minnehaha County now has two hundred seventy positive cases of coronavirus.

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