City bus employee tests positive for COVID-19 in Clarksville

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – A Clarksville city bus employee has tested positive for COVID-19.

Clarksville Transit System was notified Thursday of the test results, according to a news release from city spokesman Richard Stevens.

The city’s Health and Safety manager began contact tracing, which indicated there were no close contacts with other CTS employees, the release said. Those outside CTS who may have come into close contact have been identified, and they are being notified and asked to follow federal Centers for Disease Control guidelines for possible exposure.

For privacy reasons, the city can’t say whether the person who tested positive was a driver, Stevens told Clarksville Now.

This is the first confirmed case of COVID-19 among the bus system’s nearly 100 employees, the release said.

Earlier, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, CTS implemented an ongoing operating plan that calls for mask wearing, temperature checks, exercising good hygiene, stepping up cleaning efforts, and practicing social distancing.