Worker at Dundurn Fortinos tests positive for COVID-19

An employee at the Fortinos grocery store in west Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the store's parent company.

Loblaws was notified on Thursday that a staff member at the Fortinos location at 50 Dundurn St. in Hamilton 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. 13.

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."

It's unclear how many staff members were affected by the cases or if any were recommended to self-isolate as a precaution. The database also does not specify which part of the store the employee worked in.

The new case follows a worker at the Fortinos on Hamilton Street North in Waterdown testing positive for the virus on Nov. 18. The last day the employee worked was Nov. 13.

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