Alaskan GOP Governor Mike Dunleavy tested positive for COVID-19 and is suffering from “mild symptoms”, his office said in a statement prepared on Wednesday.
On Saturday, Dunleavy, 59, was exposed to a person who later tested positive for the virus, according to a statement from the governor’s office. He did a quick test on Sunday, which was negative, but has been quarantined at home ever since.
“He was feeling well until Tuesday night,” said spokesman Jeff Turner in the statement. “Wednesday morning, he tested again and this time tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection.”
The governor’s office did not provide any details about the close contact with Dunleavy who tested positive for the virus.
Dunleavy is being monitored by his “attending physician” and medical director, Dr. Anne Zink, and “they will provide the public with updates as needed,” said Turner’s statement.
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