Bellingham, WA – A contracted construction worker employed on the site of Western Washington University (WWU) new residence hall has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, according to a release by the University. This is the first confirmed case on Western’s Bellingham Campus.
The construction worker lives in Snohomish County and had been commuting to Bellingham to work at the construction site at Western. The worker is complying with instructions from healthcare workers to stay home in self-isolation. Work at the site for the new residence hall has been temporarily placed on hold.
The University is collaborating closely with the Whatcom County Health Department as they identify close contacts and instruct them to self-quarantine. The health department will offer testing to those exposed and experiencing symptoms. At this time, it appears that any exposure on campus was limited only to the fenced construction site. Three Western employees who regularly interact with workers at the site are in self-quarantine.
The risk of exposure to the general campus community is regarded as low.
Read the full release from Westerntoday.wwu.edu by clicking here.
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