The Schuylkill County Human Resources office announced Friday steps it is taking to combat COVID-19 at the courthouse and ancillary buildings.

Those actions include contact tracing, consistent cleaning and disinfecting of common areas of the courthouse facilities and work spaces and other efforts.

“The county is also in the process of contracting a professional, third party cleaning company to provide additional cleaning/disinfecting of common areas, including but not limited to: restrooms, the Canteen, ATM, hallways, benches, stairwells, elevators break rooms, board/conference rooms, etc.,” the letter states.

County employees in the tax assessment office and Sheriff’s office have recently tested positive for the virus. Clerk of Courts Maria Casey has expressed concern with the way the county has informed the employees and the public.

Read the Times News Saturday for additional information.