The governor of the US state of Nevada, Steve Sisolak on Friday, said he has tested positive for the coronavirus as the virus surges to record levels in the state and across the US. The 66-year-old Democrat is the fifth governor to report testing positive for the coronavirus this year. Ohio’s Republican governor Mike DeWine tested positive in August but received a negative test a few hours later. DeWine tested positive using a rapid test before testing negative later that day after using a more sensitive laboratory-developed test. Sisolak said he was not experiencing any symptoms on a call with reporters and was swabbed for a rapid test on Friday morning as a matter of routine.

Source: The Standard November 14, 2020 00:00 UTC