Houston Chronicle Sunday

Abbott negative for coronaviru­s after positive test

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Gov. Greg Abbott announced Saturday he had tested negative for COVID-19 less than a week after his office revealed he had tested positive.

“I am told that my infection was brief & mild because of the vaccinatio­n I received,” Abbott said in a tweet Saturday. “I will continue to quarantine as recommende­d by doctors. And, I will keep working on issues affecting Texas.”

Abbott’s office previously said the governor was not experienci­ng any symptoms. Tuesday’s announceme­nt about his infection was hours after he attended a packed event in Collin County where there was little social distancing and almost no one wore a mask.

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