BELL COUNTY, Texas — The Bell County Public Health District issued an advisory to people who ordered food from the Belton Golden Chick, 610 E. 6th Ave, on May 15-19. Two employees at the restaurant tested positive for COVID-19.
“A public notice is necessary because of the difficulty associated with the contact tracing of one of the employees,” Bell County Public Health Director Amanda Robison-Chadwell said.
The first employee was asymptomatic but tested positive for COVID-19 on May 16. The public’s exposure to that individual was limited, according to the Bell County Public Health District
The second employee was symptomatic and at work and test results came back Tuesday. The Bell County Health District is notifying customers who ordered from the restaurant as early as May 15, due to possible exposure that may not have been contained to the facility.
In a statement to 6 News, Golden Chick said the safety of all employees and guests remains their top priority.
"“The safety of our Golden Chick employees and guests always has been and remains our number one priority. We have been working diligently with the local health department as soon as we became aware of our positive employee COVID-19 case on May 16," the company said. "Our Belton location immediately closed for a deep clean and our employees were advised to stay home and self-quarantine if they had any symptoms. We look forward to serving the community of Belton again soon when it is safe for our employees and guests.”
If you ordered from the business between May 15-19 and have any concerns, please contact the Bell County Public Health District, 254-773-4457, and ask for epidemiology, or email covid@bellcountyhealth.org.
The restaurant is temporarily closed for sanitation purposes.
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