All affected stores were sanitized and are open, Giant Eagle says

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Giant Eagle has confirmed another recent positive test for COVID-19 by an employee.The Waterworks Market District on Freeport Road in Pittsburgh is the newest addition to the list on the company's website. The patient was last in the store on March 30. The store has been sanitized and is open. Also on the list are the Giant Eagle store on Old William Penn Highway in Murrysville, the Robinson Market District on Settlers Ridge Center Drive and Pine Creek Giant Eagle on McKnight Road.In Murrysville, the patient was last in the store on March 27. In Robinson, the patient was last in the store on March 20, and in Pine Creek, the patient was last in the store on March 14. Last week, the company confirmed that Giant Eagle stores in New Kensington, North Huntingdon, Wexford and Altoona, and a GetGo store in Ohio, had received confirmation of positive tests for COVID-19 among its employees.All of the stores are open. At each location, there was "immediate and thorough sanitization of all potentially affected in-store areas," Giant Eagle said.Giant Eagle has posted an online COVID-19 response center at gianteagle.com/response. Customers can check that website to see which stores may have been impacted, and learn more about the company's sanitization efforts at all locations.Acknowledging the likelihood of more confirmed cases in the weeks ahead, Giant Eagle said "our priorities will be to ensure that those affected are notified and cared for, that the company exceeds industry requirements in its efforts to thoroughly sanitize all potentially affected work areas, and that all activities are done in accordance with guidance from relevant authorities including the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and County Health Departments."