H-E-B reported 11 coronavirus cases in San Antonio employees since Aug. 14

Since Aug. 14, H-E-B has reported 11 coronavirus cases in San Antonio employees, according to the grocery store chain’s website.

So far in August, there have been 26 employees in San Antonio who have tested positive for COVID-19. Last month, 108 employees tested positive for the virus in the Alamo City, down from the more than 120 who contracted the coronavirus in June.

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Since March, the grocery store chain has regularly announced on its website when one of its employees test positive for the virus. The San Antonio chain has done so because it believes “transparency is important,” according to an email response from the company.

H-E-B does not reveal the employee’s identity and only lets the public know at what stores there was a positive case. Walmart and Target have both told mySA.com it will not release that information to the public.

If an employee is feeling ill or is waiting on results, H-E-B requires them to stay home, according to its website. When an employee is confirmed to be positive for COVID-19, H-E-B notifies its staff members at the store via text, H-E-B said. The stores are also cleaned and sanitized multiple times after an employee has tested positive for the virus.

Here are the 11 San Antonio H-E-B stores with COVID-19 cases the grocery chain has made public since Aug. 14:

• Leon Springs H-E-B: The employee who tested positive for COVID-19 last worked in the store at 24165 I-10 West on Aug. 23.
• McCreless Market H-E-B plus!: The employee who tested positive for COVID-19 last worked in the store at 4100 South New Braunfels Ave. on Aug. 21.
• Montgomery at Walzem H-E-B: The employee who tested positive for COVID-19 last worked in the store at 6030 Montgomery Rd. on Aug. 21.
• Military and Goliad H-E-B: The employee who tested positive for COVID-19 last worked in the store at 3323 SE Military Dr. on Aug. 20.
• Nogalitos H-E-B: The employee who tested positive for COVID-19 last worked in the store at 1601 Nogalitos St. on Aug. 9. Another employee at this store tested positive for COVID-19 and was last seen on Aug. 18. 
• Blanco and West Ave H-E-B: The employee who tested positive for COVID-19 last worked in the store at 11551 West Ave. on Aug. 18.
• Bandera and 1604 H-E-B plus!: The employee who tested positive for COVID-19 last worked in the store at 9238 N. Loop 1604 West on Aug. 17.
• Lincoln Heights Market H-E-B: The employee who tested positive for COVID-19 last worked in the store at 999 East Basse Rd. on Aug. 13. Another employee tested positive for COVID-19 and was last seen on Aug. 17. 
• El Mercado H-E-B: The employee who tested positive for COVID-19 last worked in the store at 2130 Culebra Rd. on Aug. 10.

Priscilla Aguirre is a general assignment reporter for MySA.com | [email protected] | @CillaAguirre