CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and his staff will self-isolate for 14 days after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19, the governor’s office announced Tuesday.
The staff member was tested Wednesday during weekly testing for the Governor’s office and was negative. After experiencing symptoms, the staff member was tested again Monday and was confirmed as positive.
The staffer attended events with the governor on Wednesday in Chicago, Thursday in Marion, and Sunday in Marseilles, the Governor's Office said. Both the Governor and the staffer were wearing masks during the entirety of their interactions.
The Governor's Office said the staffer has been interviewed and a contact tracing effort is underway to ensure all close contacts are notified. 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.
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Additionally, 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.
Pritzker will continue to hold regular press briefings, his office said.