Former US President Barack Obama attends a round table meeting at the University of Strathclyde on November 8, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) Former President Barack Obama announced on Sunday that he’d tested positive for COVID-19. "I just tested positive for COVID.
I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise," the 44th president of the United States wrote on Twitter.
Obama said his positive test came despite being vaccinated and boosted. He said his wife, Michele Obama, tested negative. "It’s a reminder to get vaccinated if you haven’t already, even as cases go down," he said. RELATED: Mandatory masking in schools reduced COVID-19 cases during delta surge, study findsDaily case rates have plummeted in the U.S.
since omicron hit earlier this winter. Hospitalizations of people with COVID-19 have plummeted 80% in the last six weeks across the U.S.