WORKERS from at least six different Amazon warehouses have tested positive for Covid-19, according to various local reports.

The developments come after the company announced that it's looking to hire around 100,000 additional workers to tackle the increase in demand from online shoppers.

10 Six different Amazon warehouses have seen staff test positive for Covid-19, including Shepherdsville, Kentucky Credit: Reuters

10 The news comes after staff across the US and Europe expressed their safety concerns Credit: REUTERS

Cases have broken out at warehouses in New York City and Shephersville, Kentucky, as well as Jacksonville, Florida, and Katy, Texas.

Elsewhere, there have also been cases in Browntown, Michigan, and Oklahoma City.

Responses have appeared to vary from warehouse to warehouse, with some facilities shutting for cleaning, while others have told those in close proximity to infected co-workers to quarantine.

On Tuesday, news of a positive test was shared with a small group of supervisors at a Staten Island, New York, facility, according to the New York Post.

That facility remains open, The Post reported, though staff have expressed their concerns.

Chris Smalls, a management assistant at the facility, said: "They don’t have people’s best interests in mind. It’s irresponsible and inhumane to have us keep working there.

“We’re going to be a second wave [of the outbreak]. I understand we’re essential to our communities, but we’re not helping out the community if we’re carrying the virus.

“It can definitely travel to drivers and other people down the line. If the sort centers are infected, then, yeah, you got a problem and it can go to customers.

"It’s a domino effect.”

10 A worker at a Staten Island facility expressed their concerns on Tuesday after a case of Covid-19 was discovered Credit: AP:Associated Press

10 An employee at an Amazon fulfillment center in Jacksonville, Florida, also tested positive for COVID-19 Credit: firstcoastnews.com

Last week, Amazon workers told The Washington Post that they felt the company was not taking enough precautions as online orders mounted.

Following the news that warehouse workers had tested positive in Spain and Italy, workers in the United States and across Europe said they felt that their workplaces were not safe enough.

Across the globe, more than Amazon 1,500 workers signed a petition to ask the company to take additional safety steps.

On Monday, Amazon declared its plans to hire 100,000 new works to help with the surge in the number of orders it's currently receiving.

This surge has left the company unable to meet the demands of its customers, who have increased their orders during recent weeks as self-isolation and working-from-home rules have looked to combat the spread of coronavirus.

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Last week, Amazon spokeswoman Kelly Cheeseman said the company is following guidance from health officials.

This guidance included giving workers time to use restrooms to wash their hands.

On March 11, Amazon announced that all employees either diagnosed with the coronavirus or who self-quarantine due to possible exposure would receive two weeks’ paid time off during the global pandemic.

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10 Amazon workers have expressed their concerns of Covid-19 cases being discovered in warehouses – such as in Brownstown, Michigan Credit: GoogleMaps

10 Amazon announced this week that its looking to hire around 100,000 extra workers to deal with demand placed on the company recently Credit: Reuters

10 A fulfillment center in Oklahoma City saw a case of the virus recently Credit: kfor.com

10 The number of online orders have surged as people have been advised to self-isolate and work from home when possible to help combat the coronavirus spread Credit: Getty Images - Getty

10 Amazon has said it is following health guidelines to deal with the coronavirus, which hit this facility in Texas Credit: GoogleMaps

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