Wong Potatoes contained COVID-19 outbreak in April

Dan Chin, owner of Wong Potatoes, right, picks up Huckleberry varieties on Wednesday morning at his potato packing and processing facility in Merrill in October 2018. Chin and his wife Dee Dee bought his father’s and grandfather’s Merrill potato operation in 1999.

Two Klamath County businesses that reported multiple COVID-19 cases to Oregon Health Authority are back in full operation, with all employees recovered and back on the job.

Wong Potatoes, a potato processing plant in Merrill, reported five cases among employees of the business on April 20, one of the first locations in the state to have multiple cases.

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