(CBS4) – There is an outbreak of COVID-19 cases at the new In-N-Out Burger restaurants in Aurora and Colorado Springs. The Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment reports that 80 staff members tested positive for the virus between the two locations.
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The popular fast food chain in California opened its first two locations in Colorado just last month.
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This month, 20 Aurora staff members and 60 employees at the Colorado Springs location gave positive results. The outbreak began on December 17 at the Aurora location and on December 6 at the Colorado Springs location.
Both restaurants are still open, and the state has not tied any customers to any outbreaks.
A Denver Post quoted a company official as saying that all employees who gave positive results and those who had close contact with them “were excluded from work.”
Aurora Restaurant is located at 14150 Avenue Alameda East, in the center of Aurora. On the day it opened, the drive-thru line wrapped around 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 other states – California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and Utah.