Christian Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency or Chris-Mont EMA, released an update on the COVID-19 outbreaks at Life’s Journey Senior Living and the Taylorville Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center. As of Friday evening, Life’s Journey Senior Living of Pana has 9 residents and 6 staff members that have tested positive for COVID-19. 

Taylorville Skilled Nursing and Rehab has 33 residents and 12 staff members that have tested positive for COVID-19. The residents of both facilities that have tested positive are isolated while staff members that are positive are quarantined. 

Both facilities are asking communities to help stop the spread of COVID-19 by wearing masks, social distancing, and washing hands. Life’s Journey has 16 residents while Taylorville Skilled Nursing and Rehab has 82 residents. 

Chris-Mont EMA reported over 35 new COVID-19 cases from Friday and the weekend.