The Walgreens in Kill Devil Hills closed for cleaning and disinfection Friday evening after learning that a store employee was being evaluated for coronavirus, a company spokeswoman said Saturday.
The store had reopened by late Saturday morning.
“Walgreens was recently notified that a team member who works in our store located at 1200 S. Croatan Hwy, Kill Devil Hills, NC, was being evaluated for COVID-19,” Molly Sheehan, senior manager for corporate media relations, said in an email. “In accordance with our established protocols, CDC guidance and out of an abundance of caution, we temporarily closed the store yesterday evening for cleaning in order to disinfect the premises, and reopened this morning.”
Sheehan did not say if the employee had tested positive.
Dare County on its website Saturday reported two new cases of coronavirus, for a total of 18. County officials did not release any details on the two additional cases.
It was unclear Saturday if either of those cases was connected to the Kill Devil Hills Walgreens. Dare County Health and Human Resources director Sheila Davies said her agency did not have information to share on the matter.
“When notified of a confirmed or presumed positive COVID-19 case, we take actions meeting or exceeding recommendations from the CDC, OSHA, public health officials and other credible sources while following federal, state and local health advisories,” Sheehan said. “Our clinical and safety teams work closely with our field and store leadership to respond accordingly, which may include identifying and contacting individuals who may be at risk in order to self-quarantine or self-monitor their health, as well as cleaning and disinfecting the location or impacted areas of the store.”
Of the Dare County coronavirus cases, 14 have recovered and one, a 90-year-old patient at Peak Resources in Nags Head, died.
