Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection cited seven businesses between last Thursday and Sunday for failing to abide by the city’s mask mandate, according to a Tuesday news release.

       As of Sept. 13, the department had cited 41 businesses since the city’s mask mandate went into effect Aug. 20, according to a BACP spokesperson.

       Between Sept. 9 and Sept. 12, the department cited seven businesses, including nightclubs, an art center and a gym for flouting the mask mandate.

       Investigators conducted 85 investigations during the same time period, according to the news release.

       Since Aug. 20, everyone age 2 and older — vaccinated or not — has been required to wear masks in indoor public spaces in Chicago because of the rise of the highly transmissible delta variant.

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       The mask mandate applies to bars and restaurants, though patrons are permitted to remove their masks when eating or drinking.

       Public health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady has pointed to a COVID-19 case rate of below 400 new cases per day as a signpost that would lead to the city lifting the mandate.

       tsoglin@chicagotribune.com

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