VIA bus driver tests positive for coronavirus
SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) – VIA has confirmed that a bus driver has tested positive for COVID-19.
The operator, who had not been to work since March 31, received the positive test results Monday.
Buses the driver operated have since been cleaned and disinfected, The driver’s routes are listed below.
| DAY/DATE | ROUTE # | BUS # | TIME(S) |
| Friday, March 20 | 522 Babcock | 428 | 4:30 PM to 10:14 PM |
| Saturday, March 21 | 42/88 Roosevelt/Bandera | 435 | 5:05 AM to 2:12 PM |
| Sunday, March 22 | 66/68 Ceralvo /Guadalupe | 422 | 5:43 AM to 1:45 PM |
| Monday, March 23 | 9/43 Broadway/S. Flores | 526 | 3:28 AM to 4:22 AM and 4:41 AM to 12:05 PM |
| Tuesday, March 24 | 82/95 Culebra/Fredericksburg | 334 | 2:11 PM to 7:18 PM |
| Wednesday, March 25 | 3/76 San Pedro/W. Commerce | 629
731 |
5:05 AM to 8:58 AM |
| Thursday, March 26 | Off | ||
| Friday, March 27 | Reserve – No contact with public | ||
| Saturday, March 28 | 102 Primo Military | 970 | 3:51 AM to 1:20 PM |
| Sunday, March 29 | 5/30 McCullough/Rigsby
36/90 S. Presa/Woodlawn 14/44 Perrin-Beitel/Pleasanton 22/79 Hays/Ruiz Primo 102 Miitary 503 Huebner Crosstown |
330
673 674 676 677 331 |
6:05 AM to 6:50 AM |
| Monday, March 30 | 32/96 Steves/Vance Jackson | 541 | 3:41 AM to 1:32 PM |
| Tuesday, March 31 | Primo 100 Frederiksburg | 968 | 1:43 PM to 10:49 PM |
VIA is in the process of identifying those who may have been in close contact with the bus operator. Customers who may have traveled on these routes or been in close contact with the operator can call VIA’s Customer Care Team at (210) 362-2020 with questions.
This is the second confirmed case reported among VIA employees. An administrative employee with little or no interaction with the community was reported on March 28. That person was also quarantined at home.