The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism

At least 9,000 Arkansas workers caught COVID-19 as pandemic overwhelmed regulators, companies

A Tyson employee walks into the team member entrance at the Berry Street location in Springdale, Arkansas, on April 20, 2021. A sign in their path read “Social Distancing Required at all Times” written in English, Spanish and Marshallese. (Photo by Mary Hennigan)