The New York governor’s exposure comes as the state battles yet another variant that is more transmissible than previous versions of the virus.
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York announced on Sunday that she had tested positive for the coronavirus. Aides said that she was asymptomatic, and that the virus had been detected as part of the governor’s testing routine in Albany. The news forced Ms. Hochul to cancel a trip she had planned for Mother’s Day to Washington, D.
