A member who last visited the Denver Country Club on February 26 was diagnosed with COVID-19 on March 6. “We have sanitized every inch of the club,” club spokesman Andy Boian said. “We feel very confident the club is very clean.” The club remained open for business as usual.
A Colorado man who has tested positive for the novel coronavirus is a member of the Denver Country Club, The Denver Post reported. The member last visited the club on February 26 and began to have symptoms late last week, club spokesman Andy Boian said on March 8. The man was one of six people to test positive for COVID-19 in Colorado on March 6, bringing the total number of presumptive positive cases to eight in the state.
Boian told The Post the Denver Country Club took various precautions after learning about the member’s positive test.
“We have sanitized every inch of the club, we have informed all employees and staff of the strict adherence to CDC protocol of washing hands, staying away from work if you feel any symptoms, and we are being liberal about those who don’t feel well and want to stay home; they are told to stay home,” he said.
COVID-19 mainly spreads when an infected person coughs or sneezes, and those who are within 6 feet of an infected person are most at risk, The Post reported. Those who test positive for the disease are required to self-quarantine and remain isolated from others until public health officials determine it’s safe for them to reintegrate.
The country club member did not visit the club after becoming symptomatic and also did not visit high-traffic areas of the club, Boian told The Post. Denver Country Club remains open for business as usual, he added.
“We feel very confident the club is very clean,” he said.
The club member is one of two cases of COVID-19 reported in Denver County, and authorities have determined that neither of those patients visited anywhere where they could expose a significant number of people after they became symptomatic, The Post reported. The school the man’s child attends sent students home early March 6 after learning of his positive test in order to do a deep clean over the weekend; classes returned as normal March 9.
Other cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Douglas, Eagle, El Paso and Summit counties, The Post reported. Another 44 tests for the disease were conducted in Colorado March 7, and at least 208 tests have come back negative, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. All positive tests are considered presumptive until verified by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Most cases in Colorado have so far been connected to international travel, and health officials said March 6 that there was no immediate need for Colorado residents to disrupt their routines by staying home, The Post reported.
The CDC is urging people to use basic hygiene to lower the risk of infection, like handwashing, hand sanitizers and disinfectants, The Post reported. The agency suggests people avoid touching high-traffic surfaces in public areas, like elevator buttons, handrails and door handles, and suggests that people make an effort to avoid crowded areas with poor ventilation.
The agency also recommends residents keep extra food and medicine on hand in case residents need to isolate themselves, The Post reported.
Typical symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, coughing and shortness of breath, according to the CDC. Those who think they might be infected should call their regular physician, The Post reported.
C+RB reported on Wildhorse Resort and Casino in Pendleton, Ore. closing for the first time in its 25-year history as a precaution stemming from the “presumptive positive” test result of one of its employees for coronavirus.
Tell Us What You Think!
You must be logged in to post a comment.