1 dead, 24 test positive for coronavirus at dairy facility in Vaughan: public health

York Region Public Health staff say a total of 24 employees at a dairy facility in Vaughan have tested positive for coronavirus and one of those workers has died.

According to a public health notice issued on Friday, those affected work at Saputo Dairy Products Canada on Royal Group Crescent near Highways 427 and 7.

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The notice said six of the 24 people diagnosed with COVID-19, including the person who died, live in York Region.

Public health added food is not produced at the building.

Global News contacted Saputo Dairy Products Canada for comment Friday evening, but a response wasn’t received by the time of publication.

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