Miami Beach city employee tests positive for coronavirus after trip abroad, mayor says
A city of Miami Beach employee recently tested positive for coronavirus, Mayor Dan Gelber confirmed to the Miami Herald.
The employee, who had traveled abroad for vacation, did not return to work following a trip, and remains in isolation, Gelber said.
It’s unclear when the employee was diagnosed for COVID-19, but the city said in a statement that the employee “has not reported to work in over 14 days, nor have they had any contact with the public in the course of their duties in over 14 days.”
“We are monitoring all cases of employee self-quarantine and imposed quarantine due to high risk travel, upon testing positive, or upon having flu-like symptoms,” the statement reads. “The City has a procedure in place to coordinate with these employees. We are aware of one employee in self-quarantine who has tested positive to COVID-19. This employee has not reported to work in over 14 days, nor have they had any contact with the public in the course of their duties in over 14 days.”
City Manager Jimmy Morales informed staff of the employee’s positive test in a mass email just before 6 p.m. Tuesday.
On Sunday, the organizers of the Winter Party Festival in Miami Beach announced one of the LGBTQ party’s attendees had tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
This story was originally published March 17, 2020 at 2:09 PM.
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