A senior staff member in Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s office has tested positive for COVID-19, the governor’s chief of staff said Friday night, sending the governor and several others into self-quarantine.
“The governor will immediately begin the process of self-quarantining, as will multiple members of the governor’s senior staff, including [Chief of Staff Paul] Mounds and Chief Operating Officer Josh Geballe,” Lamont’s office said in a news release sent late Friday night.
The release did not name who the person who tested positive, nor did it say when the staff member was last in contact with the governor. The office has been operating largely remotely except for public events Lamont attends, which occur most days.
Friday’s announcement represents the first reported case of COVID-19 to affect the governor’s core staff.
“The individual who tested positive has not exhibited any symptoms and is home in isolation,” said a written release, attributed to Mounds. It added that Lamont and his senior staff continue to be tested twice weekly for the virus.
Contact tracing is underway to determine which members of the administration were in close contact with the person who tested positive.
“We are taking this case seriously and observing all protocols to keep the governor, his family, and all of our staff members and their families safe,” Mounds said in the written statement. “While this is the first case within our administration, tens of thousands of Connecticut residents have experienced COVID-19, and thousands of others have lost their lives.”
Mounds said the case is a reminder of masking and social distancing.
“As we continue to see positive cases, test...
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