Health Departments working with local business to see if employees showing symptoms of Covid-19

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 6 April 2020 at 6:27 pm

The Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments are working with a local employer to determine if there was close contact between their employees and a person who tested positive for COVID-19.

The Health Departments declined to see which county the business is located in. The Health Departments have started contact tracing with others at the business to see if any other employees have developed symptoms and need to be swabbed for a coronavirus test.

To protect the privacy of the individual, no further information will be shared related to this situation, according to a new release from the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments.

In Orleans County, there are currently 15 positive cases of Covid-19 while 162 other people have tested negative.

In Genesee County, 32 people have confirmed cases and 260 have tested negative for Covid-19.

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