Employees at multiple mid-Michigan restaurants test positive for COVID-19

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Employees at multiple mid-Michigan restaurants have tested positive for coronavirus, including an Arby’s in Shiawassee County; the Legends Diner at Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort; and O’s Pub and Grill in Auburn.

According to the Argus-Press, the Arby’s restaurant on East M-21 in Caledonia Township has been closed after a positive test came June 26, Shiawassee County Health Director Larry Johnson said. Prior to the positive test, the restaurant was only open for drive-thru and the risk was mostly limited to staff rather than customers, Johnson said.

All employees were tested and are self-isolating, a spokesperson with Inspire Brands told the Argus-Press. There were no further positive tests as of Thursday.

The Morning Sun reports that the Legends Diner, one of the restaurants at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort, closed Thursday night after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The employee developed symptoms away from work, the Sun reports, and it wasn’t anticipated that there was significant risk of transmission to anyone in close contact with the employee.

The restaurant closed Thursday night for deep cleaning and resort staff are working with the Central Michigan District Health Department to trace contacts of the employee who tested positive, the Sun reports.

An employee at O’s was exposed outside of the workplace June 20, according to a Facebook post from the restaurant. The employee worked inside June 22 and outside June 23, and they were informed of the exposure June 24, when they tested positive, the post said.

The employee never experienced symptoms, and family members and coworkers in close proximity with the employee all tested negative, the post said. O’s said they had a company perform a deep cleaning of the restaurant and the employee will be off for another week even though they were cleared to return by the local health department.

The state reported 460 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, the second-highest total since Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lifted the state’s stay-at-home order June 1.

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