ALMOST 100 workers at a chicken factory in Norfolk have tested positive for Coronavirus.

Banham Poultry in the village of Attleborough -which employs over 1000 staff - voluntarily agreed to close its cutting room following an outbreak of the disease.

Another 16 workers have since tested positive for the virus bringing the total number of cases to 95.

The factory has been deep cleaned and 477 of the plant's staff members have so far been tested with more results to be revealed.

The first case of Covid was reported at Banham Poultry on August 21, when one worker reported that they felt unwell. By Monday, August 24, seven out of 15 tested were found to have the virus.

Norfolk Council's director of public health Dr Louise Smith reported there to be no evidence of the virus spreading in to the wider community.

Food processing plants have been at the centre of localised outbreaks of late, with the the 2 Sisters poultry plant in Coupar Angus temporarily closing down after being connected to over 150 positive cases.

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Health experts have suggested that the cold, damp environment in factories provide optimal environments for the coronavirus to spread.