The priests were all members of the Society of African Missions (SMA) Irish Province, whose headquarters are on Blackrock Road, Cork. They were among 19 SMA priests who tested positive for Covid-19 at Blackrock Road. Of those priests who died in Cork, three died in University Hospital Cork and six died in the SMA community’s St Theresa’s Medical Unit on Blackrock Road. A total of 46 SMA priests and brothers were tested for Covid-19 and 19 were found to be positive for the virus. “We have no idea how they got Covid-19,” SMA Provincial Leader Fr Malachy Flanagan said.

Source: Irish Examiner June 26, 2020 20:03 UTC