Simeons American Bistro on the Ithaca Commons is closed for cleaning after an employee who had worked numerous shifts over the past several days tested positive for a Coronavirus infection, according to the Tompkins County Health Department.

Potential exposures may have occurred during the following dates and times at Simeon’s:

• Tuesday, August 18, 11:00AM-2:00PM, 4:30-9:30PM
• Wednesday, August 19, 11:00AM-2:00PM, 4:30-9:30PM
• Thursday, August 20, 11:00AM-2:00PM, 4:30-9:30PM
• Friday, August 21, 11:00AM-2:00PM

If you dined at Simeon’s, indoors or outdoors, during the dates and times above, please do the following:

• It is recommended that you get tested at the Cayuga Health Sampling Site located at The Shops at Ithaca Mall parking lot, 40 Catherwood Rd. Register for an appointment online at cayugahealthsystem.org or call the Cayuga Health Call Center at 607-319-5708between special hours 12:00PM-5:00PM on Sunday, August 23.  The Sampling Site will have limited public appointments on Sunday, August 23 and Monday, August 24. Regular hours for the Sampling Site and Call Center are Monday-Friday 8:30AM-4:00PM
• Monitor your health for any symptoms of cough, fever, and shortness of breath for 14 days from the last time you dined at Simeon’s. For a full list of symptoms, go to the TCHD website.
• If you seek testing and the result is negative, continue to monitor your health for the full 14 days from the last time you dined at Simeon’s. If you become symptomatic, seek testing again.

Simeon’s American Bistro is closed temporarily allowing for thorough cleaning of their facilities.

“Simeon’s notified their staff right away and is taking all necessary precautions. They reopened for on-site dining in phase four with a thorough plan including requiring staff to wear masks at all times, and are following that plan as they clean their facilities. Staff and close contacts identified by the health department are in quarantine,” said county public health director Frank Kruppa. “We’re seeing businesses follow their reopening plans closely, this has been key to stopping the spread of COVID-19 in our community.”

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