Senator David Perdue (R-GA) speaks at a campaign event as he runs for reelection at the Olde Blind Dog Irish Pub, in Milton, Georgia, December 21, 2020.
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Georgia Senator David Perdue is going into quarantine after contacting someone who tested positive for Covid-19, his campaign said Thursday, less than a week before the Republican election against Jon Ossoff.
Perdue, 71, tested negative for the coronavirus, his campaign said.
His run-off against Ossoff is one of two run-offs in Georgia that will determine whether Republicans or Democrats have majority control of the United States Senate in 2021.
In the other race, incumbent Senator Kelly Loeffler, Perdue’s fellow Republican, faces Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock.
“This morning, Senator Perdue was notified that he was in close contact with someone from the campaign who tested positive for COVID-19,” Perdue’s campaign said in a statement.
Both Senator Perdue and his wife tested negative today, but according to his doctor’s recommendations and in accordance with CDC guidelines, they will be quarantined. guidelines. Further information will be provided when available. “
Perdue would appear with Loeffler on a New Year’s Eve campaign and concert in Gainesville on Thursday afternoon.
In the last days before Tuesday’s run-offs, Republicans have stepped up their efforts to vote as data shows Democrats have had an advantage in the election’s early turnout.
President Donald Trump will campaign in Georgia for Perdue and Loeffler on Monday.
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