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By Chris CasteelStaff writerccasteel@oklahoman.comThe outbreak of COVID-19 that has driven cases in McCurtain County from 200 to 606 in three weeks includes a Tyson Foods poultry plant but didn’t originate at the facility, according to the Oklahoma State Health Department.“This is not a Tyson Foods outbreak; it is a community outbreak and Tyson is located in this community,” the department said in a statement to The Oklahoman.“Tyson has worked in close coordination with government entities to increase health safety measures as it relates to COVID-19.”The state Health Department has been slow to respond to questions from The Oklahoman about the McCurtain County outbreak, and the company has declined to provide an update for over two weeks.The county in the far southeastern corner of Oklahoma now ranks fifth out of 77 counties, ahead of some with far larger populations, with 606 cases.Read more on NewsOK.com

 

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