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Newport News Shipbuilding reports 15 cases of coronavirus

Posted at 3:19 PM, Apr 05, 2020
and last updated 2020-04-07 13:10:00-04

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Another employee of Newport News Shipbuilding have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total cases at the shipyard to 15.

The Newport News Shipbuilding confirmed two more cases of coronavirus on Monday.

One employee worked in the Off-Yard offices at Building 903-5. The employee was last seen at work on March 13.

Another employee in the South-Yard Pier 3 Office (Bent 55) tested positive for the virus. The employee was last seen at work on March 27.

An employee of the North Yard offices, Ring Module Shop, tested positive for the virus on Sunday. The employee was last seen at the shipyard on April 3.

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