(CBS4) – There is an outbreak of COVID-19 cases at the new In-N-Out Burger restaurants in Aurora and Colorado Springs, reported The Denver Post, citing state data. Eighty team members tested positive for the virus between the two sites.
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California’s popular fast-food chain opened its first two locations in Colorado last month.
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This month, 20 employees in Aurora and 60 employees in Colorado Springs tested positive, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The outbreak began on December 17 at the Aurora location and on December 6 in Colorado Springs.
The two restaurants are still open and the state has not linked any customers to any of the outbreaks.
The Post quoted a company employee as saying that all employees who tested positive and those who had close contact with them “were excluded from the workplace”.
The Aurora restaurant is located at Avenida Alameda Leste, 14150, in the Aurora Town Center. On the day it opened, the drive-thru line bypassed the mall and caused traffic delays in the area. Aurora police reported people waiting up to 12 hours.
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In-N-Out is also planning to open a restaurant in Lone Tree and wants to open locations in Lakewood and Fort Collins.
California’s hamburger chain has stores in six other states – California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and Utah.