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area affected by the virus for 24 hours as custodians disinfect the space using products approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to kill the virus.

The district also has said employees who require time off work to quarantine following a positive test result or for treatment of COVID-19 will be granted paid administrative leave that will not count against their allotment of sick leave.

Elsewhere, three more Santa Fe restaurants closed after reporting workers’ COVID-19 cases to the New Mexico Environment Department.

Dolina Cafe & Bakery is closed “until further notice” after reporting one case Sunday, the cafe announced in a note posted on the door.

“We are taking all precautionary measures to sanitize and clean the restaurant and test all employees,” the note said. “We will reopen to business when we are absolutely sure that it’s safe to do so.”

All employees were tested Monday. The cafe will remain closed until other test results come back negative, said Justin Garoutte, special assistant to the environment secretary.

The Ranch House closed Monday after discovering Sunday that an employee had tested positive.

The employee’s mother works at another restaurant that has seen virus cases and she also tested positive, Ranch House co-owner Josh Baum said.

El Parasol in Santa Fe had three employees test positive. Two employees living in the same household first became infected, owner Javier Atencio said, and a third positive test result emerged when all 24 employees were tested.

“They had mild to moderate symptoms,” Atencio said.

The takeout-only restaurant closed Thursday afternoon and reopened Monday.

“I feel we have gone above and beyond,” Atencio said. “We have been sticklers about proper use of masks.”

The Santa Fe area so far has had 18 restaurants report virus cases to the Environment Department.

Dolina Cafe & Bakery, the Ranch Hose and El Parasol each reported cases to the state.