“This afternoon, as part of a regularly-scheduled testing regime, Governor Phil Murphy took a rapid antigen test that came back positive for COVID-19,” Communications Director Mahen Gunaratna said Thursday. As a result, Murphy took a PCR test, which also came back positive. Gunaratna says he is currently asymptomatic and feeling well.
The Governor will cancel in-person events and isolate for the next five days.
“The Governor has diligently taken precautions to limit the spread of COVID-19 and encourages everyone eligible to get vaccinated and boosted, as he has done, to protect themselves and their loved ones from the virus,” Gunaratna said.