MCHD confirms 11th COVID-19 death was an employee at local long-term care facility

Posted on May 27, 2020
The McLean County Health Department announced four new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, all individuals are in their 20’s. (Photo courtesy: McLean County Health Department)

By Blake Haas and AJ Harris

BLOOMINGTON – McLean County Health officials confirmed that the woman who died from COVID-19 on Tuesday was an employee at the Bloomington Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center.

The woman was in her 50’s and had underlying medical conditions.

Officials report that the long-term care facility has had a total of 54 COVID-19 cases, 33 residents and 21 employees, two of which live outside the county.

There have been eight deaths at the facility, seven residents, and now one employee.

Blake Haas can be reached at [email protected] 

AJ Harris can be reached at [email protected]. 

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