HURON, S.D. (KELO.com) — The State of South Dakota isn’t calling it a hotspot yet but they are investigating coronavirus cases at the Dakota Provisions meat packing plant in Huron.
“Yes, the Dakota Provisions, we do have cases associated with Dakota provisions,” State Epidemiologist Josh Clayton said. “we are working with that business specifically. We try to avoid talking about the number of cases within an individual business.”
He says that’s done until a business becomes a health concern or hotspot and they need to protect the public.
Dakota Provisions joins Demkota Beef in Aberdeen and Smithfield Foods in Sioux Falls as packing plants that have had coronavirus cases.
The department of health reports 124 cases at the Demkota plant and 80 recoveries. They report 853 Smithfield workers tested positive and 836 have recovered. All 245 Smithfield close contacts have recovered.
The S.D. Dept. of Health did not release any numbers related to Dakota Provisions. However, as of today, Beadle County has had 43 reported cases, 19 recoveries, and two deaths during the past two-plus months of the pandemic.
