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Bloomington reports 10 employee COVID-19 cases

Bloomington City Hall sign. It's made of stone and sits in front of a brick building with greenery all around it.
Joanie Dugan
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WFIU/WTIU News

The City of Bloomington is reporting 10 COVID-19 cases among its employees this week. The city reported the same number of cases last week.

The employees come from the following units: 

  • City of Bloomington Utilities - four employees
  • Parks and Recreation - three employees
  • Department of Public Works - two employees
  • Bloomington Police Department - one employee

The city reported that one utilities employee, one parks employee and one public works employee exposed close contacts, who have since been notified.

Since the start of the pandemic, 372 Bloomington employees have tested positive for COVID-19. COVID is listed among the causes of death for one city employee. 

Data about COVID-19 cases among city employees, in the county, and state can be found on the city’s  dashboard. Other city-related updates about the COVID-19 pandemic are assembled  here. Water sampling data for COVID-19 is available here

Holden Abshier is a multimedia reporter for WTIU/WFIU News. He focuses on local government and the City of Bloomington in his work for City Limits and anchors daily WTIU Newsbreaks. Holden is from Evansville, Indiana and graduated from Indiana University with a specialization in broadcast journalism.