PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) - A City of Pittsburgh Firefighter who tested positive for the coronavirus has recovered and has resumed working.
In a release, the Department of Public Safety said the firefighter starting feeling flu-like symptoms on March 27 and was placed in self-isolation.
He tested positive on April 1 and at no point needed hospitalization.
Seven other firefighters interacted with the one that tested positive and were placed in self-isolation. None of them developed symptoms and have since returned to work.
In the past week, two Pittsburgh Bureau of Police officials tested positive for COVID-19, a recruit and an officer, bringing the bureau’s total to six.
One of those infected has been hospitalized but is recovering, all others were placed in self-isolation.
“Other departments have seen 10, 15, even 20 percent of their personnel become ill, but we have so far avoided anything like that,” Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich said. “This virus is volatile and dangerous, but we have implemented numerous measures that we hope will continue to keep our numbers as low as possible.”
All Public Safety workers have been given Personal Protective Equipment as well as masks that should be worn at all times.
Earlier this week, the city reported one Environmental Services worker died of coronavirus and a second employee who tested positive has yet to return to work.
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