USDA Inspector Reportedly Dies Amid Meat-Plant Viral Outbreaks
- Agency reported death during a call, two participants say
- Another inspector died in March, a union official says
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An inspector from the U.S. Department of Agriculture has died after apparently contracting Covid-19, according to information the federal agency provided Thursday during a phone call with consumer groups.
The USDA didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. Two participants on the call corroborated that the death was disclosed on the call.