Coronavirus cases at Amazon warehouse in Minnesota outrank county rate

The number of coronavirus cases at a Minnesota Amazon warehouse was at least four imes higher than the rate of its surrounding communities.

The warehouse in Shakopee, Minnesota, had at least 45 COVID-19 cases as of mid-May that Amazon was aware of, which was enough for an infection rate of 1.7%, according to an internal memo reviewed by Bloomberg. The rate was higher than the rural county it resides in and more than double of other nearby counties in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Hennepin County, which houses Minneapolis, had a rate of 0.4%.