(CBS4) – There is an outbreak of COVID-19 cases at Aurora’s new In-N-Out Burger restaurants and Colorado Springs. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reports that 80 staff members tested positive for the virus between the two locations.
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The popular California fast food chain opened its first two offices in Colorado last month.
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This month, 20 Aurora staff members and 60 employees at the Colorado Springs location have tested positive. The outbreak began Dec. 17 at the Aurora location and Dec. 6 at the Colorado Springs location.
Both restaurants remain open and the state has not linked any customers to either of the two outbreaks.
The Denver Post quoted a company official as saying that all employees who tested positive and those who had close contact with them “have been excluded from the workplace.”
Aurora Restaurant is located on 14150 East Alameda Avenue in downtown Aurora. On the day it opened, the traffic line was wrapped up in 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 also plans to open a restaurant in Lone Tree and wants to open locations in Lakewood and Fort Collins.
The California burger chain has stores in six more states: California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and Utah.