Workers return to Banham Poultry after Covid-19 outbreak
More than 100 workers have been allowed back to work at the plant, which has been partially closed since 27 August.
Last updated 8th Sep 2020
108 workers in total have returned to work at Banham Poultry after 1,784 tests were carried out on them and their families following an outbreak in Covid-19 cases.
In total, 127 workers are known to have contracted Coronavirus on the site in Attleborough.
Last week, the Secretary of State made the county an "area of enhanced support".
Returning workers are now being encouraged by Public Health and the factory's management to get a second test
Norfolk County Council’s Director of Public Health, Dr Louise Smith, said: “The latest figures around infection rates of workers at Banham Poultry and the overall average number of cases in Norfolk paint an encouraging picture.
“They show only a very small rise in numbers of infections of workers from the factory and a steadily reducing average number of weekly cases across the county.
“A total of 127 workers at the factory have now tested positive out of 735 individuals tested. A total of 1,860 tests have been conducted across the community following this outbreak, with five household members being identified as positive cases.
“Excluding the known Banham Poultry worker cases, the seven-day average incidence is 6.2 cases per 100,000 across Norfolk.
The overall seven-day average daily number of cases, including Banham Poultry outbreak, in Norfolk is 8.7, which is steadily reducing from a peak of 18.3 at the height of the Banham Poultry outbreak.
“The evidence still shows no wider spread in the community, but we continue to monitor this carefully on a daily basis.”