CHICAGO (AP) — Anyone entering a Illinois courthouse should be wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of coronavirus, according to an Illinois Supreme Court order.
The state’s highest court issued an order Thursday including face masks in its rules governing who is admitted into courthouses “in the interests of the health and safety of all court users, staff, and judicial officers during these extraordinary circumstances.”
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The order also says people with flu-like symptoms, those directed to quarantine by a medical professional or people who have close contact with someone subject to a quarantine should not enter courthouses.
State health officials on Sunday reported nearly 1,992 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 11 additional deaths.
Overall, the state has reported 233,355 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 8,019 relaed deaths.