Former Connecticut House Republican Leader Themis Klarides has tested positive for COVID-19, she announced today.

Klarides made the announcement on Twitter saying, "This morning I woke up with mild COVID-19 like symptoms and completed an at-home antigen test with a positive result."

Klarides went on to say she is quarantining herself at home while awaiting the results of a PCR test.

The former Connecticut House Republican Leader says she is fully vaccinated.

Klarides has become the likely GOP candidate for governor.