Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly announced Wednesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19, despite vaccination.
Kelly, 54, tweeted that he had tested positive and is experiencing minor symptoms.
“After experiencing mild, allergy-like symptoms earlier today, I took a COVID-19 test out of an abundance of caution – that test result came back positive. I am grateful to be fully vaccinated, as my symptoms are barely noticeable; without a vaccine, my symptoms would be much worse,” Kelly tweeted late Wednesday.
Kelly said he will self-isolate for the next 10 days but will continue to work.
“I will be working from home and in constant communication with my team to ensure city government continues to operate at full capacity,” Kelly said. “My breakthrough case should serve as yet another reminder that the resurgence of COVID-19 in our community is real and that we have a lot of work to do to reach a community vaccination rate that will reverse the current trends. We can beat this, but only if we all get vaccinated.”