ABBOTT TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

  

Gov. Greg Abbott has tested positive for COVID-19.

The Governor’s office says he is in good health and experiencing no symptoms.

Abbott, who was vaccinated in December and has refused calls to reinstate mask mandates, was isolating in the governor’s mansion in Austin and receiving antibody treatment.

In a video posted on social media, Abbott said the fact that he had been fully vaccinated may be one reason he’s, “not feeling any symptoms right now. I have no fever, no aches and pains, no other types of symptoms.”

Abbott has rebuffed calls to reimpose pandemic restrictions, including mask mandates, as cases in Texas are again soaring, hospitals are stretched thin, and a growing number of school districts defy his orders that prohibit face-covering requirements in classrooms.