Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday evening, her office said Thursday.
Bass is “is feeling fine and will continue to work remotely as she follows public health guidelines,” according to a statement from her press office.
The mayor is vaccinated and boosted and has not previously tested positive for COVID-19, according to her office.
Bass had previously been set to attend a number of events Thursday, including a press lunch for the city’s annual Lotus Festival and a scholarship dinner for LiUNA Local 300, a union representing construction laborers, maintenance workers and plant workers.
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