Nearly half of Wilton retired nun facility tests positive for COVID
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At a celebration of 50 years in 2011 at the School Sisters Motherhouse Villa Notre Dame in Wilton. Thirty residents and some staff have tested positive, resulting in the calling in of a COVID-19 response team from the state.Hearst Connecticut Media
The 38-acre property is home to more than 70 retired nuns, 15 of whom recently received vaccinations as allowed under Phase 1B. The remaining residents and staff were scheduled to be vaccinated Monday by Visiting Nurse and Hospice of Fairfield County.
Wilton’s health director has ordered the property and facilities closed to the public and has advised those who was on the property to keep off the grounds.
The health director for Wilton has ordered the School Sisters of Notre Dame property and facilities closed to visitors and the public after 30 residents and.
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30 test positive for COVID-19 at Wilton retired nun community
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Jan 25, 2021, 7:47pm EST
At least 30 people have tested positive for COVID-19 at the School Sisters of Notre Dame, a retired nun community in Wilton.
The school is now closed, and town officials say of the 70 retired nuns, at least 30 tested positive for the virus including some staff members.
At the request of the Wilton health director, a Connecticut Department of Public Health COVID-19 response team was called in Monday.
Contact tracing is underway, and officials say there is no evidence of community spread within the town.
Neighbors who walk the property should discontinue doing so, officials warned.
No timeline for vaccine distribution at facility where 9 nuns died
Waukesha County Health Department says it is not a licensed skilled nursing facility Share Updated: 10:30 PM CST Jan 12, 2021
Waukesha County Health Department says it is not a licensed skilled nursing facility Share Updated: 10:30 PM CST Jan 12, 2021
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Show Transcript WE NOW HAVE THE NAMES AND PHOTOS OF NUNS WHO DIED FROM NINE CORONAVIRUS AT THE SCHOOL SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME IN ELM GROVE. BUT LOCAL OFFICIALS SAY WE ARE NO CLOSER TO AN ANSWER AS TO WHEN THE FACILITY WILL BE VACCINATED 87 NUNS LIVE INSIDE THE MAJORITY OF THEM IN THEIR 80’S AND 90’S. IN A STATEMENT TUESDAY, THE WAUKESHA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAID THE FACILITY WOULD NOT BE AMONG THE FIRST TO GET THE VACCINE BECAUSE THE SCHOOL SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME IS NOT A LICENSED SKILLED NURSING FACILITY WITH THE DIVISION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE AT THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES. THAT RESPONSE UN