West Virginia Guv Jim Justice stated Tuesday evening that he's really feeling "exceptionally weak" after examining favorable for COVID-19. The 70-year-old guv, that stated he is completely immunized and also improved, is getting a monoclonal antibody therapy to assist relieve his signs.
In a declaration from his workplace, the Republican politician guv stated he got up Tuesday early morning with blockage and also a coughing, and also rapidly established a frustration and also high temperature. Though he checked unfavorable on a fast examination, his high blood pressure and also heart price were "exceptionally raised" and also he had a high fever, he stated. Later on that day, a PCR examination returned favorable.
Justice is separating in the house, according to the declaration. His other half, Cathy Justice, checked unfavorable on Tuesday evening. His favorable examination came simply a day prior to he was slated to supply the yearly State of the State address, which will certainly currently be dispersed as a composed message.
" While I was stunned that my examination results returned favorable, I'm appreciative to the Lord over that I have actually been immunized, I have actually been improved, which I have an unbelievable support group, specifically my caring family members," Justice stated in the declaration.
The guv's workplace did not right away reply to CBS Information' ask for talk about exactly how Justice was really feeling Wednesday early morning.
The state's COVID-19 czar, Dr. Clay Marsh, stated he has "complete self-confidence" Justice will certainly recuperate rapidly due to the fact that he was immunized and also improved
" Without the resistance managed by those vaccinations, his end result can be a lot even worse," Marsh stated in the declaration. "I remain to highly motivate all West Virginians to take the COVID-19 vaccination and also obtain improved when it's time to do so."