A Long Island Rail Road sheet metal worker has tested positive for coronavirus, MTA Chairman Pat Foye said Sunday afternoon.
The employee’s last day at work was over a week ago, on Saturday, March 7, Foye said.
Sheet metal workers “do not work on board trains or interact daily with customers,” he added.
Transit officials say the agency cleans trains and buses every 72 hours and commonly touched surfaces at stations daily.
The metal worker’s workplace has been disinfected “multiple times,” Foye said. He said he expects more MTA workers will contract the virus.
“We expect to see additional cases reported as testing continues to ramp up, which will help us contain the spread of this virus,” Foye said in the statement.
