GeekWire | Amazon employee in Seattle tests positive for coronavirus

Amazon continues work on new buildings at its headquarters in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser)

An Amazon employee at the company's Seattle headquarters has tested positive for the novel coronavirus spreading across the country, according to an internal email obtained by GeekWire.

The employee went home sick on Tuesday, Feb. 25 and later tested positive for COVID-19. Amazon notified employees who came into close contact with the patient, who is now quarantined.

More than 20 people in the Seattle region have tested positive for COVID-19, according to state health officials. Read the email Amazon sent to employees below.

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