Last month saw two rounds of coronavirus testing at the Kepak plant in Watergrasshill
The Echo reports that over 120 staff members at the plant tested positive for the virus in the first round of testing on May 12th, with a further number of workers testing positive in the second round of testing on May 28th.
Nationally there have been over 1,000 cases of the virus in meat plants, with many now operating temperature checks for all personnel entering the sites.