Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been tested positive for COVID-19 and is working from home due to cold-like symptoms, according to a statement.
Apart from the cold-like symptoms, which she attributed to being vaccinated and boosted, the mayor said she is fine.
She said she will follow CDC guidelines for isolation.
“I will continue to work from home while following the CDC guidelines for isolation,” Lightfoot said. “This is an urgent reminder for folks to get vaccinated and boosted as it’s the only way to beat this pandemic.”
“This is an urgent reminder for folks to get vaccinated and boosted as it’s the only way to beat this pandemic,” Mayor said in a statement.
The announcement comes one day after Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools officials reached a tentative agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union on COVID-19 safety protocols, which will return students to classrooms on Wednesday after five days of classes were cancelled when CTU members voted last week to work remotely amid a stalemate over a safe return to in-person classes during the latest surge of the pandemic.
Tuesday, Illinois reported 28,110 new COVID-19 cases and 92 related deaths. The overall positivity rate in the state is 16.9 percent.
