NEW: #wmata now says there are 8 confirmed cases of employees diagnosed with coronavirus; no details yet where the most recent employee worked or was last on duty. Metro also says several additional cases are pending, awaiting confirmation.
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#wmata has updated their website. The 8th employee confirmed to have the coronavirus is a bus operator out of the Shepherd Parkway division. Last on the job: March 12th, diagnosis confirmed yesterday. Recovering at home.
#wmata today reports a 9th employee diagnosed with COVID-19. They worked in the Alexandria rail yard, last worked on the 13th, and are recovering at home.
#wmata still reports one bus operator is 'hospitalized.'
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#wmata still reports one bus operator is 'hospitalized.'
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#wmata's 10th #Covid_19 is an employee that worked at Glenmont Yard doing "internal business operations."
All 10 employees are now recovering at home (one was earlier hospitalized).
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All 10 employees are now recovering at home (one was earlier hospitalized).
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NEW: #wmata has reported 3 new #Covid_19 infections, totaling 13.
5 of those reports to date have been bus operators; the newest reported is currently in the hospital.
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5 of those reports to date have been bus operators; the newest reported is currently in the hospital.
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This is a great point. The list of known COVID-19 infections on the #wmata data portal (wmata.com/covidstats) does not include contractors that do work within the bus/rail/access system, only employees, meaning we're missing necessary context.
3 of the 13 confirmed COVID-19 cases of #wmata employees have been bus operators working out of the Shepherd Parkway Bus Facility. The 13th employee report, 3rd bus op out of Shepherd Pkwy, was still at work yesterday but is listed as "hospitalized"
#wmata reports a 14th employee diagnosed with COVID-19; the employee is recovering at home.
One employee (bus operator, confirmed yesterday) is still hospitalized.
Contact tracing is still "pending" for an employee diagnosed almost 2 weeks ago (3/24) @ WFC. Unsure why.
One employee (bus operator, confirmed yesterday) is still hospitalized.
Contact tracing is still "pending" for an employee diagnosed almost 2 weeks ago (3/24) @ WFC. Unsure why.
A 15th #wmata employee has been confirmed with COVID-19. The employee, working out of Metro HQ, was last in the office on the 18th, and is now hospitalized. Two Metro employees are in the hospital currently (one previously released).
#wmata reported a 16th employee with COVID-19 yesterday - a bus operator out of Southern Ave garage. They're reportedly recovering at home.
Two employees remain hospitalized.
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Two employees remain hospitalized.
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NEW: #wmata reports a 17th employee confirmed positive with COVID-19. The agency was notified on the 6th, info not released until today. The employee worked in the Rail Operations Control at agency HQ & is recovering at home.
2 employees still listed as 'hospitalized'
2 employees still listed as 'hospitalized'
NEW: An 18th #wmata employee has been confirmed positive with COVID-19. the 18th is another bus operator (the 7th) working out of Southern Ave (2nd at this location) and last worked on 20 March. They're recovering at home.
NEW: 22 #wmata employees (up from 17 yesterday) have now tested positive with COVID-19, including 8 bus operators.
Two employees are still listed as 'hospitalized' as of the last update from Metro at 10:15pm last night.
Two employees are still listed as 'hospitalized' as of the last update from Metro at 10:15pm last night.
Indeed, after a late update yesterday, #wmata added 2 more reported cases this morning, including a depot clerk that works at the "pending" location, was last at work on "pending" and had "pending" close contacts at work. Numbers don't include contractors.
#wmata has reported a 25th confirmed case of COVID-19 among its employees - the latest, a gardener working out of Alexandria.
Two employees, a bus operator and a financial officer, are still reported hospitalized; all others are recovering at home.
Two employees, a bus operator and a financial officer, are still reported hospitalized; all others are recovering at home.
#wmata now reports 30 employees have been diagnosed with covid-19, three of whom are hospitalized. 10 of the 30 are bus operators.
#wmata has reported 3 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 among its workforce, including an 11th bus operator, for a total of 33.
Three employees remain hospitalized, according to the agency's report.
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Three employees remain hospitalized, according to the agency's report.
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#wmata has now gone 4 days without reporting a new covid-19 case among its employees; the total has remained at 33. Three employees remain hospitalized.
#wmata has now gone five days without reporting a new covid-19 case, but added a new one from 4/3 for a total of 34.
Two employees remain in the hospital, down from three. A bus operator was released yesterday after having been in a multi-week medically-induced coma.
Two employees remain in the hospital, down from three. A bus operator was released yesterday after having been in a multi-week medically-induced coma.
UPDATE: #wmata reported 6 new covid-19 cases for a new total of 40.
14 of the 40 employees have been bus operators, mostly out of Shepherd Parkway division.
The newest case, a worker in the CTF rail control center, is listed as hospitalized.
14 of the 40 employees have been bus operators, mostly out of Shepherd Parkway division.
The newest case, a worker in the CTF rail control center, is listed as hospitalized.
#wmata has not reported a new covid19 case for a week. The total remains at 40.
(Subject to change, late reports are not uncommon)
(Subject to change, late reports are not uncommon)
