Why did St. Elmo close?
St. Elmo had been closed until further notice after multiple employees of the downtown Indianapolis restaurant tested positive for coronavirus.
Craig Huse, president of Huse Culinary, issued a statement late Saturday confirming that nine St. Elmo's employees have contracted the virus.
When did St. Elmo close?
The Marion County Public Health Department said St. Elmo on Saturday notified it that the restaurant was voluntarily closing temporarily as a result of multiple employees testing positive for COVID-19.
Current and former employees, who spoke to the IndyStar on the condition that their names would not be used, said the restaurant closed about 6:30 p.m. Saturday. The company sent a media notice about the closing about 11 p.m.