the trouble of sustaining attraction and unit connected Congress with 17 days inactive near to tally retired the timepiece connected a sweeping elections measure successful Texas, which Abbott says helium volition support reviving for arsenic agelong arsenic it takes. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

FILE - In this June 8, 2021, record photo, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks astatine a quality league successful Austin, Texas. Texas Democrats are starting a 2nd week of holing up successful Washington to artifact caller voting laws backmost home. A world is accelerated creeping in: the trouble of sustaining attraction and unit connected Congress with 17 days inactive near to tally retired the timepiece connected a sweeping elections measure successful Texas, which Abbott says helium volition support reviving for arsenic agelong arsenic it takes. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tested affirmative for COVID-19 connected Tuesday, according to his office, who said the Republican is successful bully wellness and experiencing nary symptoms.

Abbott, who was vaccinated successful 2020, was isolating successful the governor's mansion successful Austin and receiving monoclonal antibody treatment, spokesperson Mark Miner said successful a statement.

The governor's affirmative trial came arsenic cases of the microorganism soar with the highly contagious delta variant and hospitals astir the authorities are stretched thin. More than 11,500 patients were hospitalized with the microorganism arsenic of Monday, the highest levels since January.

The affirmative trial comes a time aft Abbott tweeted a representation of himself not wearing a disguise portion speaking indoors adjacent Dallas to a radical of GOP supporters, astir of whom were unmasked.

Jack DeSimone, president of the Republican Club astatine Heritage Ranch, said helium did not similar “to person conversations similar this” and declined to remark further connected Abbott's quality with the group.

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Miner said the governor’s code to the radical was his lone nationalist lawsuit this week. He said Abbott tested antagonistic Monday and that nary 1 other connected unit has tested positive.

Abbott has staunchly opposed disguise mandates for nationalist schools and this week saw defiant districts successful immoderate of the state's largest cities — which are tally by Democrats — necessitate look coverings anyway. Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton, a chap Republican, are warring the schoolhouse districts successful court.

Abbott's wife, Cecilia Abbott, tested negative. The politician had been getting tested regular and Miner said “everyone that the Governor has been successful adjacent interaction with contiguous has been notified.”

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AP writer Acacia Coronado besides contributed to this report.

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