NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is self-quarantining for 14 days after one his top aides tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesman said Friday night.
In addition to Lamont, members of his administration who came in contact with the individual will self-quarantine, the office said.
The infected individual, Lamont's director of communications Max Reiss, wrote an email to Connecticut journalists, revealing it was him who tested positive, reported the Hartford Courant. He was not identified in the press release sent from Lamont's office.
"Our administration's relationship with all of you is critically important for the people of Connecticut to ensure that they have accurate, reliable, and up to date information," Reiss said in the email, according to the newspaper. "I felt it necessary for the sake of trust, transparency, and public health to let you all know about our first positive case in the Office of the Governor."
Lamont's chief of staff Paul Mounds said in a statement, "We are taking this case seriously and observing all protocols to keep the governor, his family, and all of our staff members and their families safe."
Mounds added, "While this is the first case within our administration, tens of thousands of Connecticut residents have experienced COVID-19, and thousands of others have lost their lives," he continued. "Even in an administration with consistent testing of all individuals who interact with the governor on a regular basis and wear masks at all times, this is a reminder that no testing regimen is full-proof."
