By Associated Press - Wednesday, October 7, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has tested negative for coronavirus in Las Vegas a day after a positive COVID-19 test came back for one of his staff members working at his office in the state Capitol in Carson City, his spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Sisolak has not had in-person contact with the staffer since mid-September but was tested on Tuesday “out of an abundance of caution,” communications director Meghin Delaney said in a statement.

The Democratic governor’s test returned a negative result, she said Wednesday.

Sisolak departed northern Nevada on Sept. 17 and has been working from Las Vegas since then, she said.

He had planned to return to Carson City next week “but travel is on hold for the time being,” Delaney said.

The unidentified staffer received a positive result Tuesday after developing symptoms over the weekend. The staffer was last in the Capitol office Friday, she said.

Contact tracing is underway “to ensure all close contacts are notified and informed of next steps in accordance with public health guidelines,” Delaney said.

All staff in Carson City who came into contact with the staffer who tested positive are now working from home where they will remain in quarantine for 14 days in compliance with CDC guidelines, she said.

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