(Beaver,Pa.) The Beaver County Commissioners released a Statment on an employee in the Assessment office who tested positive for the COVID-19 and the controversial circumstances surrounding it below is the the press release from the Commissioners.

On May 24th County Officials were informed an employee at the Courthouse has tested positive
for COVID-19. Officials have spent the last two days attempting to confirm the results of the
test and are reviewing video in an attempt to identify anyone this employee has come in close
contact with.
The employee was at work the week of May 11th through May 15th. The employee did not
come into work May 18th, May 19th, or May 20th. On May 21 they came into work, but left
halfway through the day. They did not work on May 22nd. We are being told a test was
administered on May 22nd and the results obtained on May 24th. Prior to May 24t,  County
Officials were not aware this individual was being tested or was ill. Over the last 10 days, this
employee has physically been in the Courthouse approximately 4 hours.
Beginning tomorrow, County Officials will be doing temperature checks of employees in that
department where this employee worked. We have been in contact with the Department of
Health and awaiting further instruction from them.
It is disappointing knowing for months we have consistently emphasized to our employees that
if you are sick, stay home. We have allowed liberal use of our time off policies for that very
reason. We want to reinforce to our employees and to the public in general now that the the court house is open, when in doubt, don’t put others at risk, stay home.