Nearly a week after confirming seven employees had contracted the coronavirus, the New Leaf Market in Aptos reopened on Tuesday.
The store first closed temporarily but after reopening it was closed after six more employees were diagnosed with COVID-19. The made it the first coronavirus cluster in Santa Cruz County.
Santa Cruz County Health Officer, Dr. Gail Newel, said the store had followed all the necessary steps to reopen safely..
Newel said that, so stated, “In general, a person would need to be within 6 feet of an unmasked person or a person without a face covering for several minutes or longer in order to be at any significant risk of getting, COVID-19.”
