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Sheriff Villanueva tests positive for COVID

CBS News Los Angeles: The Rundown (June 21 PM Edition)
CBS News Los Angeles: The Rundown (June 21 PM Edition) 02:14

Sheriff Alex Villanueva tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday night, according to the department.

"Regrettably, the Sheriff has tested positive for COVID," the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department wrote in a statement. 

The department said that Villanueva was experiencing mild symptoms but was fine otherwise. 

The L.A. County Public Health Department announced 2,294 new cases and two deaths on Tuesday.

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