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8 nuns die of COVID-19 in last week at Wisconsin convent

by Morry Gash & Amy Forliti
| December 17, 2020 11:42 AM

ELM GROVE, Wis. (AP) — 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 — a grim reminder of how quickly the virus can spread in congregate living situations, even when precautions are taken.

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