8 nuns die of COVID-19 in one week at Wisconsin convent: We didn t expect them to go so, so quickly
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Eight nuns living at a retirement home for sisters in suburban Milwaukee died of COVID-19 complications in the last week - including four who passed away on the same day. The deaths were a grim reminder of how quickly the virus can spread in congregate living situations, even when precautions are taken.
Notre Dame of Elm Grove had been free of the virus for the last nine months, but the congregation that runs the home found out on Thanksgiving Day that one of the roughly 100 sisters who live there had tested positive. Despite social distancing and other mitigation efforts that were already in place, several more positive tests followed, said Sister Debra Marie Sciano, the provincial leader for School Sisters of Notre Dame Central Pacific Province.
Eight Sisters die from COVID-19 despite best efforts at safety at Wisconsin retirement home
Eight sisters at Notre Dame of Elm Grove died from COVID-19 in a week despite the retirement homeâs best efforts.
By: TMJ4 Staff
and last updated 2020-12-18 11:25:30-05
MILWAUKEE â Eight Sisters at Notre Dame of Elm Grove, a retirement home near Milwaukee, died from COVID-19 in a week despite the homeâs best efforts.
âThe Sisters, were being extra careful in terms of getting their meals in rooms and they canât congregate together,â Sister Debra Sciano, Provincial Leader of the School Sisters of Notre Dame Central Pacific Province said. âMore testing, being tested twice a week for the virus.â
Debra Sciano, provincial leader of the School Sisters of Notre Dame Central Pacific, told For me, these are wisdom figures women I have known for all of my 40 plus years in the community, she said. Every one of our sisters is really important, not only to us but feel they have touched a lot of lives we ll never be aware of.
The convent said there were other cases among the 88 nuns who are living in the facility, which is located about 10 miles from Milwaukee. All CDC guidelines are being followed regarding the care of sisters affected by COVID-19 and to avoid spread of the virus, including wearing masks, social distancing, and handwashing, the statement said.
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Debra Sciano, provincial leader of the School Sisters of Notre Dame Central Pacific, told For me, these are wisdom figures women I have known for all of my 40 plus years in the community, she said. Every one of our sisters is really important, not only to us but feel they have touched a lot of lives we ll never be aware of.
The convent said there were other cases among the 88 nuns who are living in the facility, which is located about 10 miles from Milwaukee. All CDC guidelines are being followed regarding the care of sisters affected by COVID-19 and to avoid spread of the virus, including wearing masks, social distancing, and handwashing, the statement said.