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She is one of the top prospects to be presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's running mate, but she said Monday that she has tested positive for Covid-19."COVID-19 has literally hit home.
I have had NO symptoms and have tested positive," the mayor said on Twitter.
She told MSNBC that she received the news that both she and her husband were positive on Monday. She said they decided to get tested because her husband was sleeping more than normal.
"It's a shock," she said, noting that she initially thought her husband's symptoms were due to allergies. "It leaves me at a loss for words."
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Bottoms joins the list of U.S. elected officials who have tested positive for the virus, including Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul.
To date, the most prominent world leader to test positive has been British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who spent three days in the ICU of a London hospital.