Bronin tests positive for COVID-19
HARTFORD — Mayor Luke Bronin is the latest high-profile Connecticut official to test positive for COVID-19.
In an announcement on Twitter, Bronin said he was feeling congested on Sunday and decided to take an at-home test, which came out positive.
“Guess it’s my turn,” he said in the post, noting he was experiencing fairly mild symptoms.
“Grateful for these at-home tests,” he said. “Better to know.”
In a statement, Bronin said he would be following CDC guidance for quarantining for the next few days.
“I am thankful to be both vaccinated and boosted, and at this point my symptoms are similar to those of a mild to moderate flu,” he said. “I encourage all Hartford residents to get vaccinated and boosted and to get their free at-home test kits from the Hartford Public
Library.”
Bronin is one of several state officials to test positive recently, including U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-conn., who announced that he had COVID via tweet on April 26, after a round of appearances in Hartford. Gov. Ned Lamont and Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz announced in early April that they had contracted coronavirus. He missed an appearance Monday with U.S. Rep. John Larson and East Hartford Mayor Mike Walsh announcing $200,000 in federal funding for the levee systems in Hartford and East Hartford that was included in this year’s government funding package.
“I spoke with him on the phone this morning, he sounded fantastic,” Larson said at the event. “He says he hopes it’s mild.
“When you talk about a global and national pandemic that you deal with on a regular basis, COVID is still with us. Thankfully because of efforts to put vaccinations in people’s arms, and booster shots, people are remaining healthy and out of the hospital. That’s the right way for things to proceed.”