ELMHURST, IL – The Orangetheory Fitness Gym in Elmhurt has experienced a coronavirus outbreak in recent days, the company showed Monday, which reported 18 cases.
“We expect everyone to temporarily regain their fitness and contacts with the local fitness government in the contact location procedure to identify any additional case as soon as possible,” the fitness center said in a statement. “We review and develop our internal policies and procedures to ensure the protection of our staff and members. “
Orangetheory, 135 N. Addison Ave. , closed from Thursday to Sunday while the outbreak is being investigated and more thorough protection and cleaning education procedures are carried out, the company said.
The DuPage County Department of Health showed that it won “several” reports on the Orangetheory coronavirus last week.
“In our communication with Orange Theory, we have provided recommendations and public fitness resources, and we are conducting case and contact investigations to help if the exposure may have occurred on the site,” spokeswoman Stephanie Calvillo told Patch in an email. it also provided threat mitigation recommendations to prevent the continued spread of COVID-19 in the community. “
Orangetheory, Florida, has more than 1,000 locations in the United States and around the world.
Over the following week, Elmhurst has noticed the largest accumulation of coronavirus cases since the onset of the pandemic, according to figures from the fitness branch.
This article was originally published in the Elmhurst patch.