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Newport News Shipbuilding reports 12 cases of coronavirus

Posted at 1:08 PM, Apr 04, 2020
and last updated 2020-04-04 13:08:42-04

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Two more employees of Newport News Shipbuilding have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing the total cases at the shipyard to 12.

An employee of an off-yard office, Building 600-2, and an employee in mid-yard Building 4558 were the shipyard's most recent cases. Two other cases have been reported at Building 600, according to data from the shipyard.

The employee of Building 600-2 was last at the shipyard on March 23, while the employee of Building 4558 last reported to the shipyard April 2.

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