GREELEY, Colo. (KDVR) — A sixth person has died from COVID-19 at the JBS meat processing plant in Greeley. A spokesperson said Thursday that the man had worked at the plant since 1989.

 Kim Cordova, a spokesperson for the union representing workers, identified the man as Daniel Avila.

According to data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, there are now 245 confirmed COVID-19 cases among staff at the plant.

As of Sunday (April 26), 120 plant employees were infected — up from 102 on April 22.

The positive results were confirmed by the CDPHE laboratory.

The Greeley plant was closed for more than a week and reopened on Friday with restrictions in place.

The outbreak is the second largest in the state. Sterling Correctional Facility is the largest; as of Wednesday, 241 inmates and 11 staff members at the prison had contracted the virus.