SALT LAKE CITY — Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. said Thursday that his wife has now tested positive for COVID-19, a week after he himself contracted the virus.
“Bad news — love of my life, Mary Kaye, tested positive for #Covid_19. Good news — I’m now fully recovered & can be her caregiver without worry. Rest of our gang has been tested again. Praying they avoid it! These aren’t easy days, let’s love each other a little more. #covidhouse,” Huntsman tweeted.
One of four Republican candidates for governor on the June 30 primary ballot, Huntsman said last week that he had “been experiencing classic symptoms ... like so many others, my goal is to keep my family safe. Though isolated temporarily, we’ve never been more energized in this important race for Governor. The work goes on!”
Jon Huntsman had tested negative for the novel coronavirus shortly before a gubernatorial candidate forum last month, and was tested again June 5 after a staffer was confirmed to have the disease. He was initially notified his results were negative, then told that it was the “wrong” result, and later that his test sample had been destroyed.
Huntsman sought another last Tuesday, which came back positive the next day.