Mississauga Shoppers Drug Mart employee tests positive for COVID-19
Four employees at several Shoppers Drug Mart locations in Mississauga and the Toronto area reported testing positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday.
In Mississauga, an employee at Shoppers Drug Mart at 2470 Hurontario Street reported testing positive for COVID-19 and had last worked on January 7.
According to parent company Loblaws, a Shoppers Drug Mart located at 18 Lower Jarvis Street reported an employee testing positive on a presumptive test for COVID-19 on January 12. They had last worked on January 7.
A Shoppers Drug Mart at 761 King Street West reported an employee testing positive on a presumptive test for the virus. They had last worked on January 7.
A Shoppers Drug Mart at 1507 Yonge Street reported an employee testing positive on a presumptive test for COVID-19. They had last worked on January 4.
In an effort for transparency, Loblaws updates their coronavirus cases reported in stores by province within the last 15 days.
“In addition, we have mandated that our staff and customers wear masks in Extra Foods, Fortinos, Maxi, No Frills, Real Canadian Superstores, and T&T stores across Canada,” said Loblaws.