A coronavirus cluser of 22 people have been announced at the Chateau Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Willowbrook, Ill.The announcement was made at a press conference with Governor JB Pritzker and state officials, who confirmed the first death from COVID-19 in Illinois – a Chicago woman in her 60s.
“I am deeply saddened by the news that we’ve dreaded since the earliest days of this outbreak: the first COVID-19 related death in Illinois,” Pritzker said in a statement. “All of Illinois stands with this patient’s family and loved ones in mourning her loss and honoring her memory. May her memory be a blessing. There are going to be moments during the next few weeks and months when this burden feels like it is more than we can bear – this is one of those moments, but we will get through this together.”
In the wake of the cluster at the long-term care facility, Illinois officials said have released updated guidance for nursing homes.
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