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Greene County Health Department Issues Alert: Case of COVID-19 in Linton restaurant

Greene County Health Department Issues Alert: Case of COVID-19 in Linton restaurant

The Greene County Health Department issued an alert on Friday morning regarding a case of COVID-19 in a restaurant in Linton and they advise anyone who dined there last weekend to get tested.

From Greene County Health Department:

Golden Star Family Restaurant located at 180 13th St. NW, Linton, IN, has learned of an exposure to COVID-19. As a result of this exposure, the Greene County Health Department recommends that all patrons who dined in the restaurant or obtained carry out on Saturday, July 24, 2021, and Sunday, July 25, 2021, get tested for COVID-19 and continue to monitor for symptoms for 14 days from the day you dined at the restaurant. Quarantine yourself from family, coworkers and the public for 10 days if you remain symptom free. On day 11 you may resume regular activities but remain masked and continue to monitor for symptoms for the next 4 days.

A free COVID-19 testing is available at the Greene County Health Department, 217 E. Spring St., Bloomfield, IN on Tuesdays and Thursday, 1PM to 6PM, and on Saturdays from 8AM to 1PM. Please park under the COVID-19 testing tent, stay in your vehicle and call (812) 384-4496 x425; health department staff will come to you to complete testing.

Golden Star Family Restaurant is closed for 24 hours to complete cleaning and disinfecting and will reopen on Saturday, July 31, 2021.

If you have any additional questions concerning quarantining and testing, please contact the Greene County Health Department at (812) 384-4496 or email health@co.greene.in.us.

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