GRTC reports its 12th COVID-19 case

GRTC received confirmation late Thursday of its 12th employee case of COVID-19 in 10 weeks. The employee is not believed to be connected to any previous staff cases. The last date the employee was on duty was Tuesday; testing occurred Thursday, and the employee is being treated in the hospital as the result of underlying health conditions.

The 12 confirmed cases appear to be largely unrelated to each other, according to GRTC officials, and are spread over the past 10 weeks.

As GRTC is informed of each potential or confirmed case, all identified staff who may have been in contact with the suspected or confirmed case are notified, quarantined, and tested in accordance with guidance from the Virginia Department of Health, officials said.

“My thoughts are with our employees and their families who are still fighting from serious complications associated with COVID-19,” said GRTC Chief Executive Officer Julie Timm. “Hundreds of our staff have already been tested, some more than once. We continue to encourage testing and repeat testing with paid-quarantines for our front-line workforce as they continue to support the community by maintaining essential mobility services during the COVID pandemic.”

Beginning June 8, voluntary, on-site COVID-19 testing will be conducted by SecureHealth, a regionally owned and operated urgent care provider, with as many as 200 tests possible per testing day. GRTC is paying for all COVID-19 testing for its employees, both on-site and elsewhere.

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