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A Listeria outbreak in 13 states, including Iowa, has claimed the lives of 2 people.

Cottage Grove Place was declared recovered from a Coronavirus outbreak that was initially reported in mid-April.

The company announced the temporary closing after revealing 555 of the plant's workers have tested positive for the virus.

Governor Reynolds also announced a second drive-thru testing center will be opening, this one in eastern Iowa.

The closure comes a day after the Black Hawk County Health Department urged both the governor and the company to close the plant.

An outbreak of COVID-19 at the Tyson Plant in Waterloo has many wondering why the governor won't shut it down.