(Monday, July 6, 2020) – Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has revealed she tested positive for the coronavirus. In a post on Twitter, Bottoms said COVID-19 has literally hit home. “I have had no symptoms and have tested positive.”
The mayor told MSNBC that she received the news today and that both she and her husband tested positive. “It’s a shock.” Lance-Bottoms says she decided to get a test after her husband was sleeping more than normal.
She says her positive results are just another indication how contagious COVID-19 can be. The mayor says she has no idea where they were exposed. Lance-Bottoms is one of the most popular mayor’s in the US and is one of the contender’s to be Joe Biden’s pick for vice-president.