FILE - Two Colorado In-N-Out locations have seen as many as 145 employees test positive for COVID-19 since the start of December.

Colorado's two new In-N-Out locations are facing a COVID-19 outbreak among employees, as the number of positive tests continued to climb this week.

As many as 145 employees from the Colorado Springs and Aurora In-N-Out locations have tested positive for COVID-19 since an initial outbreak this past December, according to a report released by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Wednesday, the Denver Post reported.

The Colorado Springs location has counted 83 COVID-19 cases since its outbreak first began on Dec.

(An outbreak is defined as two or more positive cases tied to a location or event, according to Colorado state health officials.).

Two In-N-Out locations in Southern California have also experienced a COVID-19 outbreak among its employees.

Colorado has been excited for the arrival of In-N-Out since the announcement was first made in 2017; when the Colorado Springs and Aurora locations opened on Nov