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Another Collins Aerospace employee on the Melbourne campus is suspected to have COVID-19.

Additionally, an employee who hasn't been on the campus for 14 days tested positive for the virus, a spokesperson said Monday.

Now the Melbourne campus has two suspected cases and one confirmed among its employees another employee was already suspected to have the virus.

More: Coronavirus case suspected at Collins Aerospace Melbourne facility

Collins on Wednesday announced that an employee at the Melbourne facility was suspected to have COVID-19 and sent home to self-quarantine. That employee didn't meet the criteria and wasn't tested. The employee is still only suspected to have the virus and the case isn't confirmed, the Collins spokesperson said.

"Impacted areas" are temporarily closed for cleaning and disinfecting, according to a Collins statement.

"We continue to enforce social distancing across all of our facilities as well as implementing continuous and comprehensive deep cleaning and disinfecting of our manufacturing facilities and office," Collins wrote in the statement.

As of Monday, 32 COVID-19 cases had been confirmed in Brevard County. There are no confirmed deaths and five people are hospitalized.

Bailey Gallion is the business and development reporter for FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Gallion at bgallion@floridatoday.com or 321-292-3786.

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