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Delaware governor isolating after positive COVID-19 test

By The Associated Press - | May 18, 2022

FILE - Delaware Gov. John Carney speaks at the Major Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III National Guard/Reserve Center in New Castle, Del., Jan. 19, 2021. Gov. Carney has announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing mild symptoms. Carney, who turns 66 on Friday, tested positive despite receiving the coronavirus vaccine and two booster shots. Carney's office said in a news release Monday, May 16, 2022 that he tested positive through an at-home antigen test and is isolating per CDC guidelines. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware Gov. John Carney has announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing mild symptoms.

Carney, who turns 66 on Friday, has received the coronavirus vaccine and two booster shots.

Carney’s office said in a news release Monday night that he tested positive through an at-home antigen test and is isolating per CDC guidelines.

“I am feeling well and will continue to work remotely, but unfortunately will have to miss a few in-person events,” Carney said in a statement.

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