Pritzker Isolating After Close COVID-19 Contact, Tests Negative

Chicago IL

05 January, 2022

6:44 PM

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By Greg Bishop, The Center Square: Gov. J.B. Pritzker is working remotely after being in close contact with a staff member who tested positive for COVID-19. Pritzker's office said the governor tested negative as recently as Wednesday morning and is fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. "With the omicron variant spreading across the state, the governor is taking extra precautions to prevent the spread of the virus," Pritzker's office said in a statement. The governor will be conducing meetings remotely through Sunday. Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton announced she tested positive with a breakthrough case of COVID-19 on Dec. 30. "I have mild symptoms and will isolate as I recover, Stratton said on Twitter. "I'm so relieved to be fully vaccinated and boosted." The focus of the work of The Center Square Illinois is state- and local-level government and economic reporting that approaches stories with a taxpayer sensibility. For more stories from The Center Square, visit TheCenterSquare.com.