Worthington and other towns across Minnesota are putting proactive measures in place to quell the spread of COVID-19. Disruptions to school, work, and major public gatherings are already manifesting and it’s important to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Worthington, MN community.
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Minnesota COVID-19 Cases
Minnesota Total Coronavirus Cases: 1,798,566
Minnesota New Coronavirus Deaths:
Minnesota Total Coronavirus Deaths: 15,300
U.S. Total Coronavirus Cases: 107,184,620
U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
Coronavirus News for Worthington
Coronavirus In Minnesota: JBS Plant In Worthington Euthanizes About 3,000 Pigs - CBS Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --As issues with the food supply chain continue amid COVID-19 pandemic-related closures, a meat processing plant in Worthington has been forced to euthanize approximately 3,000 ... More info »
CBS News - 04/29/2020 12:18amCoronavirus In MN: Worthington's JBS Pork Plant Partially Reopens, Operations Expected To 'Normalize Over Time' - CBS News
Hundreds of workers at the JBS plant in Worthington have tested positive for COVID-19 (more than 350 as of May 3) since the pandemic began. Two weeks ago, the JBS facility shut down due to the ... More info »
CBS News - 05/06/2020 11:00amHundreds of workers test positive for COVID-19 at Worthington meatpacking plant, Minnesota officials say - Argus Leader
More than 200 workers at the JBS plant in Worthington have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. News Sports SFBJ Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper ... More info »
Argus Leader - 04/28/2020 12:00pmCoronavirus threatens a Minnesota farm town’s economic engine
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. WORTHINGTON, Minn.—Miguel Rivas emigrated from El Salvador to this ethnic melting pot in the middle ... More info »
Fox Business - 05/22/2020 03:25amAs coronavirus loomed, Worthington pork plant refused to slow down - Star Tribune
Paleh and her husband moved to Worthington in 2008 so he could work at the plant. She and her husband, and three of their four kids, are sick with COVID-19. She asked not to be identified out of ... More info »
Star Tribune - 05/16/2020 04:34pm