ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
No. 2020-10
(QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONS ENTERING CHICAGO FROM HIGH
INCIDENCE STATES)
Issued: July 2, 2020
WHEREAS, The City of Chicago, like other cities around the world, has been severely affected by COVID-19, with approximately 50,986 confirmed cases in the City as of June 24, 2020; and
WHEREAS, Through implementing rigorous and sensible public health measures, the City of Chicago has successfully slowed the transmission of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot has undertaken a cautious, incremental and evidence-based approach to reopening the City of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Certain other cities and states are experiencing a significantly increased prevalence of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, It is necessary and appropriate to put in place measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Chicago as a result of people entering Chicago from high incidence states; and
WHEREAS, The Municipal Code of Chicago ("Code") authorizes the Commissioner of Health of the City of Chicago ("Commissioner") to implement emergency measures to stop the spread of communicable diseases, and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the City's residents, including but not limited to authority granted in Sections 2-112-080, 2-112-160(a)(4), and 2-112-170 ofthe Code, in addition to 77 III. Adm. Code Sections 690.1310 and 690.1330; now, therefore,
The Commissioner of Health of the City of Chicago hereby orders as follows:
SECTION 1. All persons entering the City of Chicago from a state with a COVID-19 new case rate greater than 15 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 resident population per day, over a 7-day rolling average ("High Incidence State") shall be subject to mandatory self-quarantine for 14 days or the duration ofthe person's presence in Chicago, whichever is shorter, unless exempted in a protocol issued pursuant to Section 2 ofthis Order.
SECTION 2. The Commissioner shall issue protocols governing application ofthis Orde...
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