Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tests positive for COVID-19

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday announced that she had tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated.

Lightfoot said she was experiencing “cold-like symptoms” but feels fine otherwise – which she credited to being vaccinated and boosted.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot presides over a City Council meeting on Oct. 27, 2021, in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

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“I will continue to work from home while following the CDC guidelines for isolation,” the mayor said in a statement. “This is an urgent reminder for folks to get vaccinated and boosted as it’s the only way to beat this pandemic.”

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