At least a dozen MATA employees test positive for COVID-19 this week MATA experiencing COVID-19 spike By Camille Connor | January 14, 2021 at 12:50 PM CST - Updated January 14 at 7:49 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - MATA has reported that at least a dozen employees tested positive for COVID-19 this week, with more having tested positive in the last month. MATA COVID-19 cases CEO Gary Rosenfeld said MATA began testing its own employees about five weeks ago. “What we’ve seen is an increase in the number of asymptomatic positive tests, and that’s the same as what we’re seeing in the community.”