Mayor Steve Adler tests positive for COVID-19, has mild symptoms
AUSTIN, Texas - Austin Mayor Steve Adler has tested positive for COVID-19 on April 3, according to the city.
Adler issued the following statement:
"I just tested positive for Covid-19 after learning of an exposure. Thanks to the vaccine and booster, I have very mild, if any, symptoms. Diane is still negative. I'll work and isolate at home until negative and okayed by doctors."
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Steve Adler, mayor of Austin, in Austin, Texas, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 17, 2021. Adler wants the Texas city to borrow as much as half-a-billion dollars to help create more affordable housing as soaring real-estate prices threaten to push out the middl
No further details have been provided.
For information on COVID-19, including vaccination and testing resources, visit AustinTexas.gov/covid19.
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