A Walmart in Quincy, Massachusetts, closed after a cluster of coronavirus cases was identified among employees, according to Quincy Commissioner of Health Ruth Jones.
One employee from that location has died, Jones said. It is unclear how many employees have tested positive at the store.
The Quincy store is the second Walmart in the state to close because of the virus in as many weeks and one of at least three locations where an employee has died.
Last week, 81 store associates and employees associated with the Walmart in Worcester tested positive and the city ordered the store to close. That store is expected to reopen Tuesday, a Walmart spokesperson told CNN Monday night.
Jones said complaints from employees and customers last week led to an investigation into the Quincy store.
“I have had inspectors there everyday last week due to complaints from employees and patrons concerning overcrowding and lack of social distancing,” Jones said. “Employees were also concerned that coworkers may be ill. I had been monitoring the number of cases in employees and was concerned with the increase in numbers and the death of an employee, suggesting they test all of the employees,”
The store in Quincy voluntarily closed Monday and the entire facility will be cleaned and disinfected, Jones said.
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