Gov. Larry Hogan announced that he has tested positive for the coronavirus and is experiencing “some cold-like symptoms.”
“As part of my regular testing routine, I received a positive rapid test for COVID-19,” Hogan said via tweet from his official account. “I have been vaccinated and boosted, and I am feeling fine at the moment.”
This morning, as part of my regular testing routine, I received a positive rapid test for COVID-19. I have been vaccinated and boosted, and I am feeling fine at the moment.
— Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) December 20, 2021
Later Monday afternoon, Hogan said in another statement that he had received a positive PCR test result and that he was experiencing cold-like symptoms.
The governor urged Marylanders to get vaccinated and boosted as the omnicron variant becomes dominant.
“With the Omicron variant becoming increasingly dominant, I want to again urge Marylanders who haven’t yet to go out and get your booster shot as soon as possible,” Hogan said in his statement Monday afternoon.
Also on Monday, the state Health Department resumed online disclosure of Covid data in Maryland, after a cyber attack shut the site down for more than two weeks. Officials said no personal information was compromised, but the gap in data reporting prevented Marylanders from tracking the growth in cases.
This article has been updated with the results of Hogan’s PCR test, which came back positive Monday.
