Recreation center in Highland closes after individual tests positive for coronavirus
Highland officials announced the immediate closing of the Korte Recreation Center Monday due to a confirmed COVID-19 case.
The City of Highland announced in a Facebook post the recreation center will be closed until Friday.
The center will be sterilized. The city recommended anyone who visited the center from July 6 to July 10 to self-monitor for symptoms and take proper precautions.
Parks and Recreation Director Mark Rosen said the city won’t be commenting on whether the COVID-19 positive individual was an employee or a visitor. He said the areas of the center the individual was in was “limited,” however.
He added that all employees at the faculty are scheduled to take a COVID-19 test before returning to work.
The center is located at 1 Nagel Drive in Highland.
As of Sunday, Madison County had reported a total of 24 COVID-19 cases in Highland’s zip code, the 11th highest zip code in the county. Roughly 15,800 people live in Highland’s 62249 zip code.
This story was originally published July 13, 2020 at 12:25 PM.