20% of workers at the Boston grocery store tested positive for the COVID – CBS Boston

BOSTON (CBS) – A new study conducted at a grocery store in Boston looked at the COVID-19 risk that workers face.

In May, the study looked at 104 employees and found that 20% tested positive for the virus. However, three out of four workers who test positive have no symptoms. That means the worker is a significant source of disease without realizing it, the researchers say.

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6,000 grocery stores across the United States have been exposed or exposed since the pandemic began.