President Joe Biden Tests Positive For COVID-19, Has “Mild Symptoms”

President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19, the White House announced on Wednesday, following his first event in Las Vegas. 

The White House said Biden “is experiencing mild symptoms. He will be returning to Delaware, where he will self-isolate and continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time.”

Biden was in Las Vegas for a campaign stop with a Unidos, a Latino political group, when he tested positive. 

Unidos US President and CEO Janet Murguía told guests at the group’s convention in Las Vegas that the president had sent his regrets and could not appear because he tested positive for the virus. 

Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the president’s doctor said in a note that Biden’s “symptoms remain mild. His respiratory rate is normal at 16, his temperature is normal at 97.8, and his pulse oximetry is normal at 97%. The President has received his first dose of Paxlovid. He will be self-isolating at his home in Rehoboth.”

AP reported that Biden told reporters traveling with him onboard Air Force One, “I feel good.”