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Sarasota County bus driver tests positive for COVID-19

The driver drove routes No. 12 and 14 this past week.
Credit: WWSB

SARASOTA, Fla. — People who rode a Sarasota County bus this week are asked to keep an eye on their health after a bus driver tested positive for coronavirus.

The Sarasota County Area Transit driver was on the following routes and times:

  • Route 14: 2:15-7:03 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 5-6
  • Route 12: 1:45-9:10 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7

Buses are routinely cleaned and sanitized throughout the day to prevent infection, the agency said in a news release.

If a person feels as though they might have been exposed to the virus or feels symptoms, they are asked to call their doctor, the Department of Health or visit a free testing site:

  • 5400 Bradenton Road, Sarasota. 
  • Robert L. Taylor Center, 1845 34th St., Sarasota

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