More than 2 dozen TSA workers test positive for coronavirus
More than two dozen Transportation Security Administration workers from airports across the U.S. have tested positive for coronavirus, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
On Tuesday, TSA began reporting the confirmed cases of COVID-19 from only the past 14 days. As of Tuesday, 30 TSA employees had tested positive, including 24 screening officers and seven others who have limited interaction with the traveling public. That total has nearly tripled in the past week.
The New York area represented the highest concentration of confirmed cases among TSA officers, with five at JFK International, four at Newark Liberty International and one at LaGuardia.
“TSA is working with the CDC and state and local health departments to monitor local situations as well as the health and safety of our employees and the traveling public,” read an announcement on the TSA website.
The 13 airports with confirmed cases:
❚ John F. Kennedy International (JFK in New York): 5
❚ Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International (SJC in San Jose, California): 5
❚ Orlando International (MCO in Orlando, Florida): 4
❚ Newark Liberty International
(EWR in Newark, New Jersey): 4
❚ Atlanta Hartsfield International
(ATL in Atlanta): 2
❚ Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International (FLL in Fort Lauderdale, Florida): 2
❚ LaGuardia (LGA in New York): 1
❚ Cleveland Hopkins International
(CLE in Cleveland): 1
❚ Cyril E. King International (STT in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands): 1
❚ Washington Dulles International (IAD in Dulles, Virginia): 2
❚ Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW in Texas): 1
❚ Indianapolis International (IND in Indiana): 1
❚ Las Vegas McCarran International (LAS in Nevada): 1