Third worker at Stoney Creek Fortinos tests positive for COVID-19

A third worker at the Fortinos grocery store in Stoney Creek has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the store's parent company.

Loblaws was notified on Tuesday that a staff member at the location at 102 Highway 8 in Stoney Creek had tested positive on a presumptive test for COVID-19," according to a listing on their COVID-19 case database.

The last day the employee worked was Nov. 1.

The case follows two other staff members testing positive on Sunday - their last days at the store were Oct. 27 and Oct. 29.

Hamilton public health spokesperson Jacqueline Durlov told The Spectator that as of Tuesday, an outbreak has not been declared at the store.

According to Loblaws, when a worker tests positive they work closely with public health and follow their guidance to ensure proper notification of close contacts and required cleaning and sanitization in our stores."

In an email to The Spectator, a Loblaws spokesperson said they are working with public health and have arranged additional cleaning" for the store.

The spokesperson was unable to confirm which part of the store the staff members worked in, citing privacy reasons.

What we can tell you is that all team members who worked closely with these individual(s) are now at home in self-isolation, monitoring for any symptoms," they added.

The three cases follow a worker at the Fortinos on Upper James Street testing positive for the virus on Oct. 28. The last day the employee worked was Oct. 24.

Fallon Hewitt is a Hamilton-based reporter at The Spectator. Reach her via email: fhewitt@thespec.com