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Chicago Mayor Lightfoot tests positive for COVID-19
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has tested positive for COVID-19.
CHICAGO - Mayor Lori Lightfoot has tested positive for COVID-19.
Lightfoot announced her diagnosis in a statement Tuesday afternoon.
"I am experiencing cold-like symptoms but otherwise feel fine which I credit to being vaccinated and boosted," said Lightfoot.
She said she will follow CDC guidelines for isolation.
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This announcement comes as Chicago has seen an increase in COVID-19 cases.
Health and city officials continue to urge residents to get vaccinated and boosted.
"We continue to see the COVID-19 vaccine provide great protection against serious outcomes – specifically hospitalization and death," said CDPH Commissioner Allison Arwady, M.D. in a press release Tuesday. "Especially in the colder months and through the current Omicron surge, it is so important that all eligible members of your family have received their COVID-19 vaccine and booster."
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What to do if you test positive for COVID-19
Doctor Shikha Jain joins Good Day Chicago to talk about what to do if you or someone you know comes down with COVID-19, and steps she thinks could help slow the spread.