Sheetz employee in Sewickley tests positive for COVID-19

SEWICKLEY, Pa. — An employee at a Sheetz store in Allegheny County has tested positive for COVID-19, company officials confirmed Wednesday.

That employee works at the Sheetz on Mt. Nebo Road in Sewickley and was last there on June 17.

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Sheetz officials said since that employee last was inside, they have conducted “daily cleaning, sanitization and disinfecting.”

The store is not closing down based on their health protocols.

You can read the company’s full statement below:

“Sheetz was informed this afternoon that an employee at our store location on Mt. Nebo Road in Sewickley, PA, has tested positive for COVID-19. Our top priority is the health and wellness of our customers and employees.This employee has not worked at this store location since June 17, 2020, and according to our on-going protocols, this store has been conducting daily cleaning, sanitization and disinfecting. Therefore, the store will not be closing at this time. We will continue to put the health and well-being of our customers and employees first as this unprecedented health crisis continues.”

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