Notre Dame School Sisters confirmed the deaths in the CNN affiliate WTMJ, the sisters died of complications caused by the virus.
“Every one of our sisters is really important,” Sister Debra Sciano, the province leader of the School Sisters in Notre Dame Central Pacific, told the news station. “Not only us, but we feel they have touched thousands of lives that we will never be aware of.”
The facility was first established as an orphanage but later became a home for the elderly and sick sisters, according to the School Sisters of the Notre Dame website.
The congregation said it had confirmed the case to the sisters living in the facility, but did not release a figure of infection according to ancillary matters.
It was added that the sisters follow the CDC guidelines, which include wearing a mask, social distance and regular hand washing.
“We are being more careful about getting their meals in the room and they can’t get together,” Ciao told the affiliate. “Further testing is done twice a week for the virus.”
Among the sisters lost to the virus was Sister Rose Fees, known for her “teaching skills, especially her attention to grammar and writing, her faith, her sharp wit and her love of cats.”
Second, Sister Lilia Langrack has been “very involved in the pursuit of racial and social justice” for the past 60 years, according to the Milwaukee March for Fair Buildings and Unified Basing.
CNN’s Artemis Mushtagian contributed to this report.
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