Symphony of Joliet

NBC 5 Investigates learns what may have started the spread of coronavirus at a Joliet nursing home, leading to 26 deaths. NBC 5’s Lauren Petty reports.

Operators of a Joliet nursing home where 26 people have died from the coronavirus believe a maintenance manager may have unknowingly communicated the illness to the facility’s residents when he assembled dining tables in their rooms, without knowing he himself was already infected with the virus. Dr. Alexander Stemer, who is leading Symphony Care Network’s company-wide COVID-19 response, says...

Officials at Symphony Joliet say they believe an infected maintenance worker may have unknowingly spread the virus to residents at the facility where 26 have died. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers has the latest.

A total of 81 coronavirus cases have been reported at the suburban Symphony of Joliet nursing home — a significant increase in cases in less than a week, according to data from the Illinois Department of Public Health. As of Sunday, 81 cases and 21 deaths had been reported on the IDPH’s website. Two days earlier, 23 deaths — 22…

The spread of coronavirus has continued to have a big impact on the state’s nursing homes, as NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria explains.

Will County and the city of Joliet officials are calling on Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health to investigate the Symphony of Joliet nursing home, where 23 people died after contracting coronavirus. Of those, 22 residents and one staff member died, officials said. “It is a matter for health officials to get involved and start untangling…

Will County and the city of Joliet officials are calling on Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health to investigate the Symphony of Joliet nursing home, where 23 people died after contracting coronavirus. NBC 5’s Katie Kim reports.

An outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in the deaths of 22 residents at a nursing home in suburban Joliet, officials say. According to officials at Symphony of Joliet, a staff member has also died after contracting the virus. Officials say 16 other residents at the facility have also tested positive for COVID-19 and are being treated at the home. Spokeswoman…