GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) Pitt County Schools confirmed an employee has tested positive for COVID-19.

On Thursday, at approximately 8 a.m., Pitt County Health Director, Dr. John Silvernail was notified that Pitt County has a positive case of COVID-19.

Pitt County Schools released the following statement:

“Pitt County Schools has been and will continue to be both strong and upfront with communication and assistance to the public during the current Coronavirus health crisis. Therefore, we are promptly informing you that one of our PCS employees, who works at North Pitt High School, has tested positive for COVID-19 Coronavirus. Employment laws prohibit us from identifying the employee, however, we can share that the employee has not been on any PCS campus for more than a week and has no children or immediate family members currently enrolled or working in the school system. To the extent our employee may have interacted with people affiliated with our school system, we are working with the Health Department to identify these individuals and provide notice to them. Upon receiving notification, we immediately communicated with employees and have shut down the campus of North Pitt High School. We are disinfecting and cleaning the building per the advisement and guidelines provided by the Pitt County Health Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). We will continue to notify the public, work with the Health Department, and take responsive measures if we are notified of any additional cases involving PCS staff or students. We will continue to notify the public, work with the Health Department, and take responsive measures if we are notified of any additional cases involving PCS staff or students.“

Public Health officials are currently learning more about this case and will begin following up with individuals who may have been exposed.

Health officials said this individual is an adult male who traveled out of state and is believed to have acquired the infection during this travel and he is now in isolation and is recovering at home.

The Pitt County Health Department Response Plans have already been put into activation, and actions are being taken to further limit and identify potential further spreading.

According to East Carolina University officials, the individual visited an ECU Physician’s clinic for treatment.

The university will coordinate with them to ensure that notifications are made to anyone who may have come in contact with the patient.

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