Governor JB Pritzker has tested positive for COVID-19.
Pritzker had recently been in close contact with several people who then tested positive for the virus, including Florida Congresswoman Val Demings, who attended a Democratic party event in Florida last weekend where Pritzker was the keynote speaker. A statement from the governor’s office says Pritzker has mild symptoms and is being treated with the prescribed antiviral medication Paxlovid.
Pritzker is vaccinated and double boosted. He will isolate and work from home for the time being while he recuperates.
