Employee At Waco Waterpark Tests Positive For COVID-19

Press release from the City of Waco:

June 11, 2020

Employee at Local Waterpark Tests Positive For Covid-19

(June 11, 2020) The Waco-McLennan County Public Health District is investigating a positive case of COVID-19 from an employee of Hawaiian Falls Waco. Initial investigation details reveal that the employee did not have close contact with visitors to the waterpark but did have contact with other employees.

The Public Health District is working with Hawaiian Falls Waco to notify employees who had direct contact. Those employees will be asked to quarantine for 14 days.

People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms which may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus:

• Fever or chills
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• Headache
• New loss of taste or smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion or runny nose
• Nausea or vomiting
• Diarrhea

Read the original release here: 6.11: Employee at Local Waterpark Tests Positive for COVID-19

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