Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Tests Positive for COVID-19
Written by SOURCE on August 17, 2021
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has tested positive for COVID-19.
The republican leader and noted anti-masker was fully vaccinated, according to a statement from Office of the Governor Communications Director Mark Miner.
“The Governor has been testing daily, and today was the first positive test result,” the statement read. “Governor Abbott is in constant communication with his staff, agency heads, and government officials to ensure that state government continues to operate smoothly and efficiently. The Governor will isolate in the Governor’s Mansion and continue to test daily. Governor Abbott is receiving Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody treatment.”
Those who have been in close contact with Abbott today have reportedly been notified, while he remains in “good health, and [is] currently experiencing no symptoms.” The state’s first lady Cecilia Abbott has tested negative.
Just this week, Abbott spoke at a GOP event in Collin County where the crowd was maskless. On Tuesday, hours before revealing he had come down with COVID, he shared photos of himself with guitarist Jimmie Vaughan.
As the Texas Tribune reports, daily new cases and hospitalizations in Abbott’s state have reached levels similar to those in the winter, and the Governor has earned national attention for allowing local governments and schools to mandate masks and vaccines. As of Sunday, 45.2% of Texans are vaccinated, the publication reports.
