The county announced the positive SCAT driver on Sunday afternoon after the Florida Department of Health confirmed the positive test result on Saturday. More SCAT drivers test positive for COVID-19. While many drivers of the Sarasota County Government run SCAT buses refuse to wear masks, despite recommendations by the CDC, The Florida Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a positive COVID-19 test result for a Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) driver on Friday, Jan. A Sarasota bus driver has tested positive for COVID-19. The Department of Health in Sarasota confirms the Sarasota County Area Transit employee drove SCAT Routes 3, 14, 40 and 100 from May 26.
© Provided by WTSP-TV Tampa-St. PetersburgA Sarasota bus driver has tested positive for COVID-19.
The Department of Health in Sarasota confirms the Sarasota County Area Transit employee drove SCAT Routes 3, 14, 40 and 100 from May 26 through June 2. Contact tracing indicates the driver was not exposed to the virus at work.
However, anybody who rode these routes during that time frame should monitor themselves for symptoms, health leaders said. Sefton security services driver download windows 10. If any passengers feel symptomatic, they should call their doctors or the health department.
Free state testing sites are located at The Mall at University Town Center and the Robert L. Taylor Community Complex in Sarasota.
Sarasota leaders say the buses are thoroughly sanitized every night and wiped down in between bus runs.
'Riders are reminded that fares for SCAT and SCAT Plus are suspended to limit interactions and riders should enter through the rear doors and continue to practice social distancing,' a Sarasota County spokesperson wrote in an email.
SCAT bus drivers have been provided face masks, gloves and hand sanitizer to help keep them safe.
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© Tiffany Razzano Two Sarasota County Area Transit drivers have tested positive for coronavirus since Jan. 9, the county said.
SARASOTA COUNTY, FL — Less than a week after a Sarasota County Area Transit driver tested positive for coronavirus, a second bus operator has tested positive, Sarasota County said in a news release.
The second driver tested positive Friday, while the first received their positive result Jan. 9.
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The unnamed second driver operated the Route 1 bus Jan. 10 from 8:45 a.m. to 7:10 p.m., and the Route 40 bus Jan. 11 and 12 from 7:40 a.m. to 5:35 p.m., the county said.
The first unnamed driver operated the Route 14 bus Jan. 5-6 from 2:15 to 7:03 p.m., and the Route 12 bus Jan. 7 from 1:45 to 9:10 p.m., according to a news release from Sarasota County.
The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County recommends that anyone who rode these routes on those dates should monitor themselves for COVID-19 symptoms.
Any passenger that suspects they have been exposed or experiences COVID-19 symptoms should contact their health care provider, DOH-Sarasota or visit one of the free state-run testing sites at 5400 Bradenton Road in Sarasota or the Robert L. Taylor Center at 1845 34th Street in Sarasota, the county said. Remote ndis compatible device driver download.
Symptoms may appear two to 14 days after exposure to the virus.
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SCAT buses are sanitized every night and cleaned throughout the day, and SCAT bus operators have been provided face masks, gloves, hand sanitizer and operational changes. Riders with COVID-19 systems are asked not to use SCAT services.
Fares for SCAT and SCAT Plus services are currently suspended to limit passenger interactions. Riders should also enter through the rear doors, practice social distancing and wear masks while using SCAT, the county said.
