Black Hills V.A. says staff member tested positive for COVID-19 last week

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March 31, 2020
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Last Updated 4 years ago

RAPID CITY, S.D. – The VA Black Hills Health System confirmed in a statement Tuesday that an employee tested positive for COVID-19 on March 26th. The employee is currently in home isolation.

The statement said: “VA is screening veterans and staff for symptoms of fever, cough, and shortness of breath and testing veterans who meet the CDC criteria for evaluation of COVID-19 infection.”

Due to privacy concerns, VA is not releasing any more information.

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