Infection rates of COVID-19 in meat plants workers plummeted in February

The North America Meat Institute reported that COVID-19 infection rates among meat and poultry workers are more than five times lower than in the general U.S. population, 95% lower than peak case rates in the sector from May 2020. Food and Environmental Reporting Network (FERN) reported that the meat and poultry sector was reported to have an average of just 4.81 new reported cases per 100,000 workers per day in February 2021, compared with 26.15 cases per 100,000 people in the general U.S. population. A combination of universal masking and physical barriers reduced cases significantly in 62% of meat facilities studied. @ https://www.meatinstitute.org/ht/display/ReleaseDetails/i/188764