County employee tests positive for COVID 19

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BAY MINETTE – A Baldwin County employee tested positive for COVID 19, but the woman’s position did not put her in contact with the public, county officials said Sunday.

Sherry Lea Bloodworth Botop, county public information officer, said the employee notified co-workers with whom she had been in close contact. The Alabama Department of Public Health defines close contact as being six feet or less away for at least 15 minutes while the patient is exhibiting symptoms.

The employee was not around other workers while exhibiting symptoms. Co-workers were told they could self-quarantine and self-monitor for symptoms. All areas in the workplace were professionally cleaned by an environmental services company, Botop said in a statement.

The employee has been self-quarantined for more than 14 days since before exhibiting symptoms.

She said the county follows Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for risk assessment and Alabama Department of Public Health recommendations and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliance.

As of Sunday night, Baldwin County had 15 confirmed cases of COVID 19. Alabama has 830 cases statewide.

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