Wes Moore latest politician to test positive for Covid-19; Maryland gubernatorial candidate is asymptomatic

The writer, entrepreneur and political candidate Wes Moore introduced Monday that he has examined constructive for the Covid-19 virus.

Moore, 43, who’s in search of the Democratic get together’s nomination for Maryland governor, revealed on Twitter that he’s contaminated however asymptomatic.

“Sadly, I’ve examined constructive for COVID-19,” Moore introduced simply earlier than midday.

“I’m vaccinated and boosted, and lucky to be asymptomatic. I urge my fellow Marylanders to please keep protected. I’m isolating and dealing from dwelling and wanting to be again on the marketing campaign path ASAP.”

The assertion didn’t reveal if Moore suspects how he caught the virus. Quite a few Maryland politicians, together with Baltimore Metropolis Mayor Brandon Scott, Gov. Larry Hogan, Baltimore County Government Johnny Olszewski Jr., and U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer have all introduced they examined constructive for COVID-19.

Covid infections have elevated this Spring because the Omicron BA.2 subvariant unfold nationwide, although hospitalizations stay comparatively low.

As of Friday, the final day for which the Maryland Division of Well being launched statistics, the positivity charge for Covid infections was 8.55% in Maryland and 508 individuals had been hospitalized.

Almost 87% of the state’s inhabitants aged 5 and older has acquired a minimum of one vaccination dose in response to the Heart for Illness Management and Prevention, whereas simply over 76% is totally vaccinated.

Earlier than Moore launched his gubernatorial marketing campaign he was maybe finest generally known as the writer of the 2010 non-fiction guide “The Different Wes Moore,” a narrative of two males with the identical title whose lives adopted completely different trajectories.