Pete Buttigieg tests positive for COVID-19, 'experiencing mild symptoms'

Sec. Pete Buttigieg speaks onstage during the 27th Annual White House Correspondents' Weekend Garden Brunch on April 30, 2022 in Washington, DC.
Sec. Pete Buttigieg speaks onstage during the 27th Annual White House Correspondents' Weekend Garden Brunch on April 30, 2022 in Washington, DC. Photo credit Paul Morigi/Getty Images for White House Correspondents Insider

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has tested positive for COVID-19, and is experiencing "mild symptoms," he announced Monday morning.

"I have tested positive for COVID-19 and am experiencing mild symptoms," Buttigieg, 40, tweeted. "I plan to work remotely while isolating according to CDC guidelines, and look forward to when I can safely return to the office and the road."

Buttigieg and husband Chasten welcomed twins Joseph August and Penelope Rose last August.

Buttigieg’s security detail tested positive COVID-19 last winter sending him into a 14-day quarantine less than a week after being sworn in.

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