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COVID In Colorado: Denver Mayor Michael Hancock Tests Positive For COVID-19

January 2, 2022 / 12:04 PM MST / CBS Colorado

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DENVER (CBS4) - Denver Mayor Michael Hancock announced he tested positive for COVID-19. He shared the note on Jan. 1.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 14: Denver Mayor Michael Hancock talks to reporters outside the West Wing following a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of city and state political leaders about infrastructure at the White House on July 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. Vice President Kamala Harris, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Labor Secretary Martin Walsh also attended the meeting. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

"I am now quarantining with mild symptoms," he stated on social media.

Hancock also reminded people to get vaccinated and to get their booster.

I've tested positive for Covid and I am now quarantining with mild symptoms. Please, if you haven't been vaccinated, get vaccinated. If you are vaccinated, make sure you get the booster. It's making a big difference in my case.
— Michael B. Hancock (@MayorHancock) January 1, 2022

"It's making a big difference in my case," he said.

Michael Hancock