The Target distribution center in Tyler is located at 13786 County Road 433 in Tyler.

An employee at the Target distribution center in Tyler is quarantined at home after testing positive for the coronavirus. 

Target officials said in a statement that after communicating closely with local health departments officials they learned an employee at the center, located just outside of Lindale at 13786 County Road 433, contracted COVID-19, according a Target company spokesperson.

“We’re paying this team member while they’re on leave and our thoughts are with them during this challenging time,” the statement read.

The center’s employees were notified of positive test result and have been given appropriate Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, according to the Target spokesperson.

Northeast Texas Public Health District public information officer Terrence Ates said Target told NET Health Monday the employee notified Target that they tested positive for the virus.

Ates said companies will contact NET Health when an employee tells the company’s administrative staff about their positive test result. NET Health then provides strategies for preventing spread within the workplace and assists with the contact tracing process of the employee who tested positive.

When there are COVID-19 cases confirmed at any Target facility, stores and plants undergo deep cleaning and sanitation procedures. 

“We’re also providing all of our store and distribution team members with masks, gloves and thermometers, upholding rigorous cleaning routines, installing partitions at checklanes in stores and employing a variety of social distancing measures,” the statement read. “Our top priority is the health and safety of our team members and guests. We will continue to actively monitor this situation and respond accordingly.”