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Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey tests negative for covid, plans to return to office

Julia Felton
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Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey speaks to the Tribune-Review about his first 100 days in office in the City-County Building on Wednesday, April 13, 2022.

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey on Thursday announced he tested negative for covid-19 after contracting the virus last week.

“I look forward to getting back into the office to continue the work of making Pittsburgh the most welcoming, safe and thriving city in the country,” Gainey said in a Tweet announcing his negative covid test.

The mayor tested positive for the virus last Thursday. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald tested positive for the virus on the same day and returned to in-person work Wednesday.

The mayor is fully vaccinated and received a booster dose of the vaccine. He said he was thankful for the vaccine that “helped protect me.”

“First and foremost I want to say thank you to everyone who has been keeping in their prayers over the past week as I recover from covid-19,” Gainey said on Twitter.

Julia Felton is a TribLive reporter covering Pittsburgh City Hall and other news in and around Pittsburgh. A La Roche University graduate, she joined the Trib in 2020. She can be reached at jfelton@triblive.com.

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