© Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune Illinois Senate President Don Harmon speaks earlier than Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed HB 3653, a sweeping crook justice and police reform invoice, on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 at Chicago State tuition. Illinois Senate President Don Harmon has shriveled a breakthrough case of the coronavirus after being vaccinated this spring, a spokeswoman referred to Monday.
Harmon, an all rightPark Democrat, all started experiencing gentle indicators late last week and quarantined while watching for look at various results, in line with a statement from spokeswoman Liz Mitchell.
Contact tracing efforts began when the superb outcomes were received. Harmon does not recognize the place he may have gotten smaller the virus, Mitchell talked about.
"I'm much more grateful to be vaccinated, given how light my indicators were," Harmon observed in a statement. "I motivate each person to get vaccinated and also to now not let their take care of down as we are attempting to get returned to common."
Harmon has canceled plans to attend the Illinois Democratic County Chairs' affiliation breakfast Wednesday morning forward of Governor's Day at the Illinois State fair, a spokesman for his political operation noted.
Harmon's instances wouldn't count number among the many respectable information on breakthrough coronavirus infections as a result of state and federal health officials simplest music instances among entirely vaccinated individuals in the event that they effect in hospitalization or demise.
As of Wednesday, probably the most recent information available, there have been 899 hospitalizations and 189 deaths among fully vaccinated people in Illinois when you consider that the beginning of the 12 months, in response to the state department of Public health. these deaths account for about 2.7% of all coronavirus-related deaths this 12 months.
Harmon is the 2nd excellent legislative leader to publicly announce a COVID-19 prognosis. Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, a Hillside Democrat, validated positive final fall earlier than he become elected in January to guide the Illinois condo.
along with Harmon and Welch, the legislature's appropriate Republicans, Senate GOP chief Dan McConchie of Hawthorn Woods and house GOP chief Jim Durkin of Western Springs, have publicly said that they're vaccinated.
dpetrella@chicagotribune.com
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