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    Coronavirus deaths among LA County food processing workers bring dire plea from health officials

    by Colleen Shalby, Leila Miller and Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times Jul 31, 2020 4 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - With coronavirus deaths now surpassing 9,000 across California, health officials in Los Angeles County are investigating a deadly outbreak at a food processing plant in Commerce and issued another urgent plea for businesses and employees to report COVID-19 cases.

    The county is examining the deaths of two employees at Mission Foods Corp. in Commerce.

    Mission Foods, a leading distributor of tortillas, chips and salsas sold in grocery stores, was one of three food processing businesses that the county shut down Sunday; as of Thursday, 49 employees have tested positive. All three businesses have since reopened.

    L.A. County Health Officer Dr.

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