Oregon health officials identified an In-N-Out Burger location as one of dozens of workplaces to experience COVID-19 outbreaks in the past month after five cases were linked to the restaurant.
Health officials began investigating cases linked to the Keizer restaurant, Ore., On July 18 with the most recent case linked to the restaurant on July 29, according to the Oregon Health Authority.
But that is just one of many workplaces to experience outbreaks of at least five cases. In total, the authority found 80 jobs in the state with active outbreaks, and dozens more with resolved outbreaks. The various businesses include several other fast-food eateries, retail stores, manufacturers, a U.S. Postal Service facility and a Portland strip club.
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Eight deaths were linked to workplace outbreaks, but officials have not indicated which workplaces to protect patients’ privacy.
While they are still considered “active”, none of the outbreaks have yet posed a risk to the public.
“Workers of a company with an outbreak in the workplace should never be subjected to discrimination or exclusion from patronage of other companies,” the report states. “Indeed, discrimination against workers or the avoidance of products can endanger the economic viability of essential local businesses.”
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Oregon has so far seen more than 22,000 coronavirus cases and 383 deaths, according to state data. The number of new cases rose relatively slowly from a low in mid-May to a high of 457 new cases in a single day in early July. The state saw eight new deaths and 294 new cases on Wednesday.
Health officials are working with workplaces to isolate sick workers and test and quarantine anyone who may have been exposed to them, according to the outbreak report.
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