Texas governor tests positive
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced.
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The governor is fully vaccinated and has no symptoms, his office said, adding that he's been tested daily.
Abbott is receiving Regeneron's monoclonal antibody treatment, his office said.
"Everyone that the Governor has been in close contact with today has been notified," his office said.
Abbott has banned mask and vaccination mandates in Texas.
According to The Houston Chronicle, the governor gave a speech Monday night to a crowd of about 600 people where there was little social distancing or mask-wearing.