Dix Hills Pool Reopens After Employee's Negative Coronavirus Test

DIX HILLS, NY - The Dix Hills Pool reopened Monday after an employee's second coronavirus test came back negative, the Town of Huntington learned late Sunday. The employee had a "faint positive" COVID-19 test, the Town previously announced Saturday.

The employee, a lifeguard, had last worked on Wednesday, according to the Town. The employee passed the daily temperature screenings, contact tracing screenings and wore a mask while working.

The employee had five vaccines at their doctor's office on Long Island Friday morning, and went to school out-of-state Friday afternoon where they tested for COVID-19 and received a "faint positive" result, the Town said. The lifeguard was retested out-of-state on Saturday.

The pool was kept closed on Sunday "out of an abundance of caution," officials said. No other staff members showed signs of COVID-19, but all were asked to self-isolate until the lifeguard's second test result came back.

The pool was cleaned and sanitized while it was closed, according to the Town.