Coronavirus: Sonoma County Health Worker Has Locally-Spread Case

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — A worker at the Rohnert Park Health Center on State Farm Drive tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Saturday and is now in self-quarantine, Mayor Joe Callinan said Sunday.

It is the first confirmed case of coronavirus contracted via "community spread," without a known source of transmission.

The center "is identifying and notifying anyone who might have come in close contact with them, including patients and staff. We applaud the Rohnert Park Health Center for being forthright and transparent in sharing this information in a timely manner," Callinan said in a statement.

Test results are pending for a person associated with the positive case, he said.

"On behalf of the City of Rohnert Park, we want to share our concern and send our good thoughts to the employee who tested positive and to their family," Callinan said. "Our concern extends to all who may have had contact with the employee as well as our entire community."

The city has closed community centers and the senior center and on Friday suspended all recreation classes, activities, and programs, as well as private events at city facilities and performances at the Spreckels Performing Arts Center.

Sonoma County has established a central information source online at Socoemergency.org.

The public can also get information or ask questions by calling 211.

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