An employee working out of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office headquarters has been diagnosed with the new coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, the Sheriff's Office said in a press release on Thursday.

The employee worked in the main office building in downtown Phoenix, according to Sheriff's Office spokesman Sgt. Joaquin Enriquez.

MCSO said they are working on identifying and informing employees who may have had close contact with the worker.

The office will undergo a deep cleaning and full access will resume on March 30.

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