As a police officer here recovers from COVID-19 this week, another first responder in the city has tested positive for the coronavirus.
A San Luis firefighter recently tested positive for COVID-19, Mayor Gerardo Sanchez confirmed on his Facebook page.
Eduardo Ramirez, a spokesman for the San Luis Fire Department, said the firefighter is in quarantine, and said other members of the department who have been in contact with him have or will be tested for the virus. Ramirez said the firefighter is in good health and is believed to have contracted the virus while transferring a previously infected patient to the hospital.
Becoming infected with COVID-19, Ramirez said, remains an occupational hazard for the firefighters even as they wear personal protective equipment and take other precautions.