Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and his partner both test positive for COVID
The governor of Colorado and his partner have been infected with coronavirus.
Jared Polis, the country’s lone openly gay governor, and his partner, Marlon Reis, both tested positive on Saturday.
“(Saturday) evening, Governor Polis and First Gentleman Reis learned that they have tested positive for COVID-19,” reads a post on the governor’s official Facebook page. “They are both asymptomatic, feeling well and will continue to isolate in their home.”
Polis, 45, is expected to continue working remotely while sequestered.
“Marlon and I are feeling well so far, and are in good spirits,” wrote Polis. “No person or family is immune to this virus. I urge every Coloradan to practice caution, limit public interactions, wear a mask in public, stay six feet from others and wash your hands regularly.”
On Nov. 25, the governor’s office released a statement announcing Polis was being quarantined after being in the proximity of an unidentified person who had tested positive for coronavirus, reported Denver TV station KUSA.
A COVID-19 test taken by Polis that same day resulted in a negative diagnosis, according to a statement, which added that he would be tested later in the week.
Polis, who assumed Colorado’s governorship in January 2019, is the first elected openly gay governor of any U.S. state.
He and Reis, 39, are the parents of a 9-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter.
As of Saturday, 2,521 residents of Colorado had died from COVID-19, noted colorado.gov. and nearly 4,200 new daily state cases had been reported.
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Nearly one in every five people on Earth who has been killed by COVID-19 has been an American.
