LASALLE – The Illinois Veterans’ Home at LaSalle is experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak among its veterans and staff. The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs announced 23 staff and 42 residents have tested positive. Those who have tested positive have been moved to the negative pressure isolation unit and are being closely monitored. All cases are mild, presenting mostly as cold-like symptoms, and no one has required hospitalization. The residents are vaccinated, and COVID-19 treatment therapies have been administered as needed. Communal dining has been curtailed in the home until the outbreak has ended.
