Other large circuit court systems in Illinois, including Sangamon County in Springfield, have also rescinded any mask mandates. The number of people who have died from COVID-19 has never been lower, according to data from the Chicago Department of Public Health. Cook Countys courts continue to stand alone in the region in requiring everyone who enters courthouses to wear masks, and has done so since early 2022. starts here. Lightfoot said the announced end of the mandates on Feb. 28 doesn't have to do with a lawsuit challenging the vaccine mandates for . and Terms of Service apply. Ebola Information for Healthcare Organizations, Be Aware. The statewide mask mandate will end 12:01 a.m. Monday, the Governor's Office confirmed Friday. Until that time, we continue to call for universal masking in indoor public places as part of a layered strategy required to control the spread of the virus. Under the federal agencys recommendation, areas of substantial transmission are those with 50 to 99 cases per 100,000 people over a 7-day period, whileareas of high transmission are those with more than 100 cases per 100,000. J.B. Pritzker's appeal for a mask mandate in. The CDCin May said fully vaccinated people no longer would be required to wear masks in most indoor settings. [CDATA[ He said the guidance specifically came from Rachel Rubin, the CCDPHs senior medical officer. Chicago and Cook County health officials said they will lift the citys proof of vaccination requirement and indoor mask mandate by Feb. 28, nearly two years under COVID-19 mitigations. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. To find a vaccination location near you, please visit vaccines.gov or CCDPHs calendar of vaccine events. Evans was recently reelected to serve another three years as the chief judge of the Cook County courts, the states largest circuit court. ###. School officials said that the district's positivity rate stood at 0.68. 130 E. Randolph St. Take Action. Consider using a self-test before joining indoor gatherings with others who are not in your household. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy By Sarah Jacoby. People in Cook County are once again being urged to mask up. And according to a memo issued Sept. 16, Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans has told employees of the Cook County Circuit Court that the order will remain in place for the foreseeable future. According to the CDC, 3.5%of staffed hospital beds in Cook County are in use by COVID-19 patients on average during the past seven days. During the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, several Mitigation Orders and Recommendations have been issued by the Cook County Department of Public Health. That day Pritzker announced he intends to lift Illinois' statewide mask mandate, with certain exceptions, by Feb. 28. We are on track to come out on the other side of this latest COVID storm in better shape than even the doctors expected, Pritzker said at a news conference Feb. 9. //
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