Poughkeepsie City Employee Tests Positive For Coronavirus

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — Poughkeepsie city officials said Friday that a Sanitation Department employee assigned to the city's transfer station tested positive for the new coronavirus.

The transfer station is closed, and Mayor Rob Rolison said anyone who brought materials to it between Tuesday, Dec. 1 and Friday, Dec. 4 should be on alert for symptoms and seek testing if symptoms begin to develop.

Because of this situation, residents may experience longer than normal collection times for the sanitation pick up next week.

The city is also conducting a thorough cleaning and disinfection of the transfer station, which is located at the Department of Public Works facilities on Howard Street.

The city said symptoms of new coronavirus infection include fever, coughing, shortness of breath, trouble breathing and fatigue.

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