An Arsenal employee has tested positive for COVID-19. Wednesday the Army Sustainment Command on Arsenal Island announced a civilian worker was tested locally, and as a resident of Scott County, is now one of the cases reported by the state of Iowa.
His or her work station has been sealed off in preparation for deep cleaning, and everyone who worked in the area of this employee was told to go home and self-quarantine. ASC is also trying to track down all those who may have had contact with this person during the past two weeks.
It's the first positive case of COVID-19 on the island.