Northrop Grumman confirms coronavirus case at Florida facility

Northrop Grumman said today an employee in the company's Melbourne, FL, facility has tested positive for COVID-19 and the contractor is now disinfecting the workspaces used by that employee.

"As soon as we were aware of the possibility of our employee's exposure to COVID-19, we took actions, to include disinfecting the workspaces the employee visited," a Northrop spokesman said in a statement provided to Inside Defense. "The employee is in quarantine and receiving treatment and wellness support. We are asking those employees who had close contact with the individual to remain home to isolate as a precautionary measure."

"Out of an abundance of caution, we are performing additional sanitization at this facility and the employees who work in those workspaces have been sent home while the cleaning is underway," the spokesman added.