Expand / Amazon.com Inc. signage is shown in front of a warehouse at Staten Island, New York, US, on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (charge: Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images)
Amazon on Thursday introduced high speed statistics on COVID-19 disease rates among its own warehouse and in-store employees, stating that nearly 20,000″front-line” workers contracted COVID-19 between March 1 and also mid-September.
Of 1.37 million individuals who worked in Amazon distribution centers or at Whole Foods stores throughout that period of time, 19,816–roughly 1.44% –have experienced COVID-19, Amazon stated. The business published the amount from the circumstance of a company site article boasting of succeeding using its reduction steps.
“When the speed one of Amazon and Whole Foods Market workers were exactly the exact same as it’s for the overall public rate, we estimate {} have observed 33,952 cases one of our work force,” Amazon wrote. “In fact, 19,816 workers have tested positive or been assumed favorable for COVID-19–42 percent lower than the anticipated amount.” The calculations don’t include Prime delivery drivers, but many of whom technically aren’t Amazon workers .
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