Update April 27th, 2020 This is a joint release from the Floyd County Health Department and Food City of Prestonsburg, Kentucky. We have worked with Food City since we learned that a person who tested positive for COVID 19 worked there. The employee was notified within 30 minutes of us receiving the results and was placed in isolation at home.

If you believe that you had 30 minutes or more of direct contact closer than 6 feet with anyone at the deli on Saturday April 25th, you should self-monitor for signs/symptoms of the virus. Any risk to other persons is believed to be minimal. We remind you that the virus is in the community and moves with us so anyone could have the virus with or without symptoms. This is why we continue to urge you to social distance yourself wherever you go out of your home to limit close contact with others.

In response to your questions, Food City provided us with the following:

A part-time associate (one day per week) of our Prestonsburg Food City has tested positive for COVID-19. The associate only worked 5 hours on Saturday, April 25th. The associate has shown no symptoms and is self-isolating at home.

We completed a deep level cleaning and sanitation, as recommended by the CDC. Following that, we had an independent, certified professional cleaning company complete a second deep cleaning and sanitation. We have met with members of our store team and are continuing to follow the guidance of the local Health Department.

We would like to commend our associates for their extraordinary efforts and thank our customers for your support as we work to fulfill the needs of the communities we serve.

The Health Department has determined that due to the few number of hours that the associate worked, the cleaning and sanitation measures taken and the store’s ongoing safety measures (including the use of gloves and face masks), this particular incident represents very low risk.