RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A sixth GRTC employee is now fighting the coronavirus. Since the pandemic has started there have been 31 cases at GRTC, 28 of which are employees.
The newest employee to be diagnosed with the virus was last at work on Nov. 28.
Of the five other GRTC employees on leave, Four are recovering at home and one person (Case #26) is being treated at the hospital. GRTC says their condition is improving.
They are now contact tracing for the latest case. It is suspected that the other employees did not contract COVID-19 at work.
The next free COVID-19 testing event for GRTC staff is on Dec. 10.

- After several people had apparent allergic reactions at one California clinic, state health officials on Sunday told providers across the state to pause administering doses from one COVID-19 vaccine lot that arrived from Moderna.
- The more contagious COVID-19 variant first reported in the U.K. will likely become the predominant strain in the U.S. by March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
- Virginia is reporting yet another huge spike in the number of new cases of COVID-19. Saturday's report from the Virginia Department of Health indicated 6,757 new cases. For Sunday, the number of new cases rose to 9,914.
- GRTC said the 50th employee to test positive for the virus was last at work on Jan. 9. The employee has public-facing duties and is quarantined at home.
- A caravan for prison justice was organized on Saturday afternoon by the Virginia Prison Justice Network to demand Governor Ralph Northam for change in prisoner care during the pandemic.
- As people fall ill with COVID-19, they often lose their senses of smell and taste. For some, it takes months for those senses to come back — long after their other symptoms are gone.
- With the assistance received, RRHA has been able to continue housing more than 1,100 families — equating to more than 3,200 household members.
- Virginia is reporting a huge spike in the number of new cases and deaths. After reporting just over 4,700 new cases on Friday, Virginia Department of Health is reporting 6,757 new cases and 50 new deaths on Saturday.
- The state has ordered the emergency suspension of a Rhode Island doctor's license after an investigation uncovered he "recklessly" exposed his patients and staff to COVID-19.
- The CDC said it is about 50% more contagious than the virus that is causing the bulk of cases in this country so far.