COVID-19 outbreak sparks virus fears in St. Cloud area

A COVID-19 outbreak at poultry processing plants near St. Cloud over the past two weeks has prompted increased testing of workers there and contributed to a spike in the number of cases reported in the central Minnesota region. The outbreaks — at plants in the Stearns County cities of Cold Spring and Melrose — have quickly established the St. Cloud area as a COVID hot zone, sparking concern …