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Newport News Shipbuilding sees record increase of COVID-19 cases

Fourteen more employees at Newport News Shipbuilding have tested positive for the coronavirus.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Newport News Shipbuilding is facing its biggest increase in coronavirus cases to date.

On Wednesday, the shipyard announced 14 new COVID-19 cases for July 21. That's on top of the 30 cases reported on Tuesday.

That adds up to 130 cases in the last nine days and it brings the shipyard's total to 340 cases since the pandemic began.

Shipyard President Jennifer Boykin said the company is "aggressively fighting the spread" of COVID-19. She also said with the rise in cases across the Hampton Roads area, the spike at the shipyard is not unexpected.

Newport News Shipbuilding is Hampton Roads' largest private employer.

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