L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva tests positive for COVID-19

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva meets with supporters at an election night gathering in Boyle Heights on Tuesday, June 7, 2022.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva meets with supporters at an election night gathering in Boyle Heights on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Photo credit Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES (KNX) — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has tested positive for COVID-19 infection, the department confirmed late Tuesday night.

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He's in good spirits and was vaccinated, Capt. Lorena Rodriguez told the Los Angeles Times.

The Sheriff's Information Bureau declined to provide details about Villanueva's booster status or reveal how he possibly contracted the virus.

The county's top cop has repeatedly condemned vaccine mandates, opting not to enforce the county's requirement on his ranks and arguing it would decimate his thinly staffed department.

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