March 3, 2021
Below is the March 2021 update on the number of City employees who have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
- Total full-time employees who have tested positive: 83
- 30 employees from Municipal Services & Operations
- 20 employees from Police
- 18 employees from Fire Medical
- 9 employees from Parks & Recreation
- 4 employees from City Manager’s Office
- 1 employee from City Attorney’s Office
- 1 employee from Planning & Development Services
- Current active cases for full-time employees: 0
- Total part-time employees who have tested positive: 28
- 24 employees from Parks & Recreation
- 3 employees from Police
- 1 employee from City Attorney’s Office
- Current active cases for part-time employees: 0
Please note: The numbers for full-time and part-time employees who have tested positive for COVID-19 are cumulative since the start of the pandemic. The number of active cases shows the employees who have tested positive for COVID-19 and are still under the 10-day isolation period.
The City immediately notifies City employees who have been in direct contact with another employee who either tested positive for COVID-19 or who is being quarantined due to experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. Anytime a City employee is potentially exposed to COVID-19, they are placed in a precautionary quarantine until their test results come back. LDC Public Health continues to handle contact tracing for the general public. If there is ever a concern of an outbreak of COVID-19 tied to a City facility or employees, we will work with LDC Public Health to announce the case at that time.
The City is sharing the latest coronavirus information on our website. For a one-stop hub of information from all involved Douglas County agencies, please refer to the Douglas County Coronavirus Response Hub. This website includes City updates as well as information from Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, LMH Health and more.
CONTACT: Porter Arneill, Director of Communications & Creative Resources, parneill@lawrenceks.org | 785-832-3402