Three Ypsilanti city firefighters tested positive for COVID-19 last week, authorities said.
The three firefighters are quarantining at home for 14 days per guidance from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Ypsilanti Fire Department officials said. The department did not specify when each person tested positive for the disease linked to coronavirus. Ypsilanti Fire Department screens employees for COVID-19 symptoms every four hours, which includes a temperature check and basic questions covering their health at the time, officials said. The fire department also requests firefighters and employees self-monitor and report any symptoms to supervisors.
Health workers and first responders that exhibit coronavirus symptoms must self-isolate for 72 hours until they no longer show symptoms, according to MDHHS.