Shoppers Drug Mart employees test presumptive positive for coronavirus

Loblaw Companies International has confirmed that two employees working at two different Shoppers Drug Mart locations in Vancouver have tested positive for a presumptive case of COVID-19.

On August 20 the company reported that an employee working at the Shoppers Drug Mart at 2303 41st Avenue W in Vancouver tested positive on a presumptive test. The affected individual last worked on August 6.

Another employee working at the Shoppers Drug Mart at 6305 Fraser Street in Vancouver also tested positive on a presumptive test. This staff member last worked on August 9.

• See also: 
  • Ride Cycle Club flags coronavirus exposure at two Vancouver studios
  • Whistler’s Scandinave Spa confirms potential coronavirus exposure event
  • Coronavirus outbreak declared at Loblaws distribution centre in Surrey

BC health officials said on Thursday that 80 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the province.