Texas governor tests positive for Covid-19 but is in ‘good health’

The governor is the latest Texan to test positive as cases of the virus soar and hospitals around the state are stretched thin

Texas Gov Greg Abbott. File Picture: Eric Gay/AP

Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott has tested positive for Covid-19, according to his office, who said he is in good health and experiencing no symptoms.

Mr Abbott, who was vaccinated in 2020, was isolating in the governor’s mansion in Austin and receiving monoclonal antibody treatment, spokesman Mark Miner said in a statement.