A worker at the Mohawk Plant in Summerville tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday. Mohawk has released the following statement regarding the positive Covid-19 test for an employee:

“On June 4, we were notified that an employee at Mohawk’s Summerville manufacturing facility tested positive for COVID-19. The employee has not been at work since June 1. The company is following the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and health department protocols for notifying employees, sanitizing and cleaning affected areas.

Since the pandemic began, Mohawk has implemented practices that exceed the CDC guidelines for safe workplaces. These extend to temperature checks at facility entrances, masks and face coverings on the campuses, frequent cleaning in the workplace, and extensive reinforcement of social distancing, hand washing/sanitizing and not coming to work while sick.”

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