An employee at the Lowe's Home Improvement store in the Arena Hub Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Twp. has tested positive for COVID-19, company spokesman Pedro Chen confirmed Tuesday.

Chen said the associate has been quarantined and is receiving care.

The employee last worked March 19 and after following the preventative guidance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the store is open, he said.

According to Chen, the store has been extensively cleaned per CDC guidelines and in an "abundance of caution," associates who had worked closely with the employee over a period of time have been put on paid leave.