City Reports Two New COVID-19 Cases in Past Week

Bloomington, Ind. - One City of Bloomington Utilities (CBU) employee and one City of Bloomington employee whose work station is at City Hall reported receiving positive results of COVID-19 viral tests over the last week.  Details of each case are as follows:

• The CBU employee began experiencing symptoms on Sunday, August 29, receiving a positive result on Thursday, September 2.  No close contacts were identified among the employee’s co-workers or the general public.  (Close contact is defined by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as someone who was within six feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes starting from two days before illness onset--or, for asymptomatic clients, two days prior to positive specimen collection--until the time the patient is isolated.) 

• The City Hall employee began experiencing symptoms on Sunday, August 29, receiving a positive result on Wednesday, September 1.  Coworkers identified as close contacts were notified; no members of the public were placed at risk of exposure to COVID-19 by the employee in the course of their work.   

Thus far, 97 positive COVID-19 viral test results have been reported since the start of the pandemic by City workers, including those employed by the municipal corporations that operate the water utility (CBU), transit system (Bloomington Transit), and public housing (Bloomington Housing Authority).  Additionally, COVID-19 was listed among the causes of death of one City worker.

Data about COVID-19 cases among City employees, in the county, the state and the nation are presented at this online dashboard. Other City-related updates about the COVID-19 pandemic are assembled here.  

The City of Bloomington is committed to sharing information about how its operations and workforce are affected by this public health emergency, and will continue to provide weekly updates about confirmed cases among staff while protecting employees’ privacy.