An OC Transpo bus driver has tested positive for COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, the head of Ottawa’s public transit agency said Wednesday.
The unidentified employee developed symptoms on March 20 and got tested the next day, John Manconi wrote in a memo to members of Ottawa city council and the city’s transit commission.
The driver has been self-isolating at home since the onset of their symptoms and continues to do so, according to Manconi. OC Transpo is working with Ottawa Public Health to identify any people who may have been in close contact with the transit operator, focusing on the period of March 18 to March 20, the memo said.