Gov. Walz, family test positive for COVID-19

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday he and his wife, Gwen, have tested positive for COVID-19. They are both vaccinated and have received their booster shots and are not experiencing any symptoms. 

The governor said their positive tests came after their 9th grade son, Gus, tested positive for COVID on Monday. Gus, who is also vaccinated, is experiencing mild symptoms. 

"My son is vaccinated, and Gwen and I are vaccinated and have received our booster shots, and I am confident that these vaccines are protecting my family and me from serious illness," Walz said in a statement. 

Walz said his son was the first in his family to test positive on Monday. He and his wife took got tested that same day and were initially negative, but received positive test results on Monday night.