145 people were diagnosed! A supermarket chain in Washington, USA may have a gathering epidemic due to party outbreaks.

December 31, 2020, a Costco supermarket chain in Washington State confirmed a mass infection with COVID-19. So far, a total of 145 employees have been diagnosed with COVID-19. At present, all employees diagnosed with COVID-19 have entered isolation.

It is reported that the incident occurred in Yakima County, Washington. The Akima Health Bureau has issued a statement in response to the collective infection, saying that with further testing, marketopeners expect more people to be infected with COVID-19 in the next few days.

Depending on the number and time of infected people, it may be caused by the gathering of employees.