By Neil Doyle
CHICAGO – After a member of Gov. JB Pritzker’s staff tested positive for COVID-19, the governor and all other close contacts will self-isolate for a 14-day period, according to a news release Tuesday.
The staff member was tested on Wednesday during weekly testing for the governor’s office and was negative. After experiencing symptoms, the staff member was tested again Monday and confirmed as positive.
The staffer attended events with the governor on Wednesday in Chicago, Thursday in Marion and Sunday in Marseilles. Both the governor and the staffer were wearing masks during the entirety of their interactions. Event organizers at each impacted event have also been contacted and made aware of the staff member’s positive results as well as appropriate next steps.
According to the release, all staff who currently report to the office are being tested and must test negative before reporting back to the office. On Monday, all samples that were ran to test for COVID-19 came back negative.
Neil Doyle can be reached at neil.doyle@cumulus.com
