The Mayor of Port Maria, Richard Creary, has contracted the COVID-19 disease and is recuperating from mild symptoms.
Mayor Creary is in isolation.
He confirmed the development in a statement to the media this morning.
Creary reportedly began feeling unwell last week Monday.
Mayor Creary’s Covid-19 test came back positive on the weekend.
The Port Maria Mayor spoke to our news center earlier today about his diagnosis.
Richard Creary, Mayor of Port Maria and JLP Deputy General Secretary speaking a short while ago with Nationwide News.
Mayor Creary is also Councillor for the Richmond Division in the St. Mary Municipal Corporation.
He’s the first high profile public official in Jamaica to reveal that he’s tested positive for the Covid-19 virus.
