The City of Brandon has confirmed that two additional employees of the corporation have recently tested positive for COVID-19.
One of the impacted employees works within Brandon Fire and Emergency Services and was identified through contact tracing as having possibly been exposed by a family member. The employee immediately began self-isolating and has had no contact with the general public since August 22nd, 2020, and last worked on August 19th. The employee self-isolated in their home until obtaining a test on August 25th. At no time was there a risk to the public, and the employee continues to self-isolate in their home through their recovery as per the guidance of Manitoba Public Health and Occupational Health.
The other impacted employee works in the Transit Department, but was scheduled to be off on vacation and so has not been at work since August 6th, 2020. The two impacted employees had no contact with each other during this time.
This represents the second and third positive cases of the virus within the municipality’s workforce since the City of Brandon identified its first staff case on August 13th.
