Coronavirus: Atlanta-area Waffle House employee tests positive

CANTON, Ga. — A Waffle House worker in suburban Atlanta tested positive for coronavirus, Waffle House officials confirmed Tuesday.

The employee worked at the Waffle House in Canton, WSB-TV reported.

Twelve employees who worked at the same Waffle House are now under self-quarantine until Saturday and the store is closed, the television station reported. So far, officials say none of those employees have shown symptoms of the illness.

Officials said the employee only worked at the store for one day during the last two weeks, on March 1. The patient went to the hospital but has since been released and is in isolation. The patient has not been identified.

Waffle House officials are working with the Cherokee County Health Department to advise them on how to proceed.

The company is implementing enhanced sanitization measures at all of its other stores, WSB reported.

The 10 hourly employees who are on self-quarantine will be paid while they are in quarantine, the company said.

“We continue to work with state and local health department personnel for guidance. Our main concern has been, and will continue to be, the safety of our associates and customers,” Waffle House officials said in a statement.