Two people who have died from COVID-19 were employees of Tyson Foods in Columbus Junction. Communications Manager Liz Croston with Tyson Foods tells KCII News the two people were members of the company. The plant in Louisa County has been idle since last week and will continue to be idle through this week. Employees will be paid during the pause in operations.

According to Louisa County Public Health as of Wednesday, 166 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Louisa County, 148 of those cases are associated with the Tyson Foods outbreak.