Judges Temporarily Halts Jury Trials In Lake County Indiana After High Positive COVID Rates
CHICAGO (CBS) -- COVID-19 is bringing jury trials in Lake County, Indiana to a temporary stop.
Superior Court Judge Salvador Vasquez stopped jury trials through Jan. 31.
Lake County has the highest seven-day positivity rate in the state -- it's now 28 percent.
Judges will re-evaluate the situation for February's court docket.
