The meat processing plant owned by the ABP food group, has confirmed that 22 members of its staff employed at its production facility in Cahir, Co Tipperary, along with a further 16 close contacts, have now tested positive for the Covid-19 virus.
This has lead to a total of 460 staff at the Cahir processing facility being tested as a result of one other initial positive case last week. The plant continues leaving the to operate at limited capacity.
ABP Cahir, the Larry Goodman-owned meat plant, had nine confirmed cases up until last Friday and further testing has resulted in the additional results.
Yesterday, thirty one (31) new Covid-19 virus cases, nearly one third of all cases confirmed nationally (92), were located in Co. Tipperary, alone.
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