(CBS4) – There has been an outbreak of COVID-19 cases in the new In-N-Out Burger restaurants in Aurora and Colorado Springs. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reports that 80 employees tested positive for the virus between the two locations.
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The popular California 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 at the Colorado Springs site tested positive. The outbreak started on December 17 at the Aurora site and on December 6 at the Colorado Springs site.
Both restaurants are still open and the state has not linked a single customer to either outbreak.
The Denver Post quoted a company official as saying that all employees who tested positive, and those who were in close contact with them, “are banned from the workplace.”
The Aurora restaurant is located at 14150 East Alameda Avenue, in the Aurora Town Center. The day it opened, the drive-thru line wrapped around the mall, causing traffic delays in the area. Aurora police reported people had to wait up to 12 hours.
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In-N-Out also plans to open a restaurant in Lone Tree, and plans to open locations in Lakewood and Fort Collins.
The California burger chain has stores in six other states: California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, and Utah.