More than 10,000 TSA workers have tested positive for COVID since start of pandemic

The Transportation Security Administration said that much than 10,000 of its employees person tested affirmative for COVID-19 since the opening of the pandemic.

On Monday, the agency said that 10,142 national employees person tested affirmative for COVID-19. 9,571 of those employees person since recovered.

TSA said determination are presently 571 employees with progressive COVID-19 infections.

The bureau besides said 26 workers person died aft contracting the virus.

According to the data, astir employees who tested affirmative for COVID worked astatine airdrome information checkpoints.

The information showed that 260 TSA employees astatine Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport contracted COVID-19, 173 astatine Boston Logan, 303 astatine Dallas/Ft. Worth, and 335 astatine Newark Liberty International.

According to CNN, of 65% of workers who responded to an agency-wide vaccination presumption survey, 72% said they are afloat vaccinated.