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Meatpacking union: 44 COVID-19 deaths among workers

| May 28, 2020 3:03 PM

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — At least 44 meatpacking workers in the U.S. have died from the new coronavirus and another 3,000 have tested positive, according to an estimate released Thursday by the largest union representing workers.

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