Three more judges, several more employees of the Chief Judge's Office test positive for COVID-19

A judge who works at the Criminal Courthouse, another who works in the Domestic Violence Courthouse, and a third, assigned to the Daley Center, have all tested positive for COVID-19, according to recent announcements made by the Chief Judge's Office.

The judge assigned to work at the Daley Center had not been "in the workplace since September," according to the Chief Judge's Office press release this morning.

A total of 21 judges (out of about 400) have now tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Chief Judge's Office. In addition, 259 employees of the Chief Judge's Office have also reported contracting COVID-19.

Most recently, according to the Chief Judge's Office, positive tests have been reported by an employee in the Office of Interpreter Services at the Criminal Courthouse Administration Building, and two employees in the Adult Probation Department, one in Bridgview and the other at the Criminal Courthouse Administration Building. Two Adult Probation Officers working at the Skokie Courthouse, an employee at the Bridgeview Courthouse, and an employee working at the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, have also tested positive for COVID-19, according to recent announcements from the Chief Judge's Office.