//Amazon has had nearly 20,000 workers test positive for COVID-19 this year

Amazon has had nearly 20,000 workers test positive for COVID-19 this year

The behemoth online retailer Amazon shared Thursday that 19,816 employees within the company have tested positive for COVID-19.The company noted the figure in relation to it’s nearly 1.4 million workers with Amazon and Whole Foods Market in the U.S.”We’ve decided to publicly share the COVID-19 infection rates among Amazon front-line employees — something few if any companies and no other major retailers have done,” the