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2 Employees At Evergreen Park Walmart Die Of Coronavirus
Walmart representative confirms two Chicago men who had worked at the store in Evergreen Park died of coronavirus, NBC 5 Chicago reports.
EVERGREEN PARK, IL — Two men who worked at Walmart in Evergreen Park have died of coronavirus. Both men were from Chicago.
NBC 5 Chicago said family members identified one of the employees as 51-year-old Wando Evans, who died March 25. The Cook County Medical Examiner confirmed that Evans died of COVID-19.
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The second employee was identified as Phillip Thomas, 48, according to an attorney representing the family. Thomas died March 29.
A Walmart spokesman confirmed the deaths to the television station, stating the company mourned with the victims’ families.
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Thomas and Evans had not worked at the store for more than a week. The company said it took steps to reinforce cleaning and sanitizing in areas of the store, including bringing in a third-party company for further leaning. The Walmart store at 2500 W. 95th St., Evergreen Park, had also passed third-party inspections and a local health inspection, NBC 5 Chicago reported.
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