Lee County courthouse aims to reopen soon after employee tested positive for coronavirus

The Lee County courthouse is closed because an employee recently tested positive for the coronavirus.

On this monday.

The lee county courthouse is closed right now, so paying your taxes may be a little more difficult if you planed to pay them in person.

Wtva's chelsea brown is live in tupelo with why the courthouse is closed.

The lee county courthouse located at 201 w jefferson street is closed after an employee has tested positive for the coronavirus.

I sopke the chancer clerk about how long the courthouse will be closed.

"all the steps that are needed to do to ensure the public they are safe when they come back in."

Bill benson the chancery clerk and county administrator said an employee tested positive for coronavirus earier this week.

This is the second time that the courthouse closed because of the coronavirus.

The first time was back in march when i customer came in claiming his wife might have had the coronavirus.

"customers can still conduct business online, pay taxes, car tags all that type of thing or mail in either one."

About 15 other employees are being tested today, because they could have been exposed at work.

"it will be completely closed monday and tuesday, and hopefully wednesday depending on what test results are and if the cleaning process.

Hopefully wednesday we will be back in operation."

Benson is hoping that the courthouse will open back up wednesday.

He said that they are still going to be using the same precautions like social distancing, wearing masks, and the plexiglas barriers between employees and customers.

"so its already pretty stringent to get through so they will go back to that new normal for now."

Bill benson says that a professional cleaning crew is coming to clean the courthouse tomorrow and hopes to be able to reopen for employees and the public by the middle of the week.

Live in tueplo,