SUDBURY -- A Sudbury bakery has confirmed that a number of employees recently tested positive for COVID-19.

In a written statement to CTV News, a spokesperson for Weston Foods said that a "handful of employees" at its Sudbury bakery recently tested positive for the coronavirus.

Officials with the company said that they believe the cases are tied to a community outbreak. They said that following a thorough cleaning and sanitization of the facility, the bakery is open for business.

"As a food company, we have always invested in practices around employee and food safety," said Chris Davies, a member of the company’s communications department, in a statement. "Teams across our company are working every day to take the needed actions, including enhanced sanitation procedures, social distancing protocols, personal protective equipment and limiting visitors to our facilities to keep our frontline teams safe while they help keep North America’s food supply up and running."

The company said that some employees are in self-isolation and monitoring themselves for symptoms.

The news comes during what has been a surge of infections in the Sudbury area. Out of 190 cases, nearly one third of those have been confirmed within the month of November.