West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice tested positive for the coronavirus Tuesday, hours after meeting with West Virginia University athletic director Wren Baker and Hall of Fame basketball coach Bob Huggins, he said. the governor’s office.
It marked the second time the Republican governor had tested positive for COVID-19, following a positive test in January 2022 that forced him to postpone his annual State of the State address.
Justice, 71, who is fully vaccinated and boosted against the virus, had a sudden onset of mild symptoms. He was in isolation at his home and under the care of several doctors, the governor’s office said in a statement.
Anyone who has been in close contact with Justice in recent days is being notified, the statement says.
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State legislators honored Huggins with citations on the floor of the Senate and the House of Delegates. Huggins and Baker met with Justice separately in the Governor’s reception room.
Huggins was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame last year.
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice delivers his annual State of the State Address to the Chambers of the House of Representatives at the state capitol in Charleston, West Virginia on January 11, 2023.
(AP Photo/Chris Jackson)
West Virginia plays No. 14 TCU in Morgantown on Wednesday night.
After the meeting with Justice, Huggins was being monitored for any symptoms. WVU athletics spokesman Bryan Messerly said in an email that testing would be done in accordance with school protocols for his exposure level, noting that Huggins was fully vaccinated and boosted.
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Justice was in communication with his chief of staff and office staff to ensure state government continues to run smoothly, according to the statement.
After Justice contracted COVID-19 a year ago, he resumed his briefings on the virus a week later. Justice had developed a headache and high fever and was treated with monoclonal antibodies, as recommended by her doctor.
