TRENTON, N.J. (1010 WINS) -- New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal is quarantining at home after being in contact with a staff member who tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement released on Wednesday.
"Today, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal learned that a staff member he had contact with at the workplace on Monday tested positive for COVID-19," a statement said.
"Upon learning this information, the Attorney General took a rapid COVID-19 test which came back positive; a follow-up PCR test, however, returned a negative result."
The Attorney General, who is asymptomatic, is closely following established protocols, and the Department of Law and Public Safety have begun the contact tracing process to notify everyone who may have come into close contact with the AG during the potential infection window.
The Attorney General will continue to perform his duties virtually while quarantined, the statement added.