Sheriff Bianco reveals he has tested positive for coronavirus

Sheriff Chad Bianco holds a press conference in Aguanga, Sept. 7, 2020. Anza Valley Outlook/Diane Sieker photo
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco announced Wednesday that he has tested positive for coronavirus.Bianco told the Press-Enterprise he received his diagnosis on Jan. 19, more than a week before he revealed it publicly.The sheriff said his coronavirus infection involved "light symptoms," and although he feels fine, he's currently working from home under self-quarantine guidelines."The virus made its way through the entire Bianco family," Bianco said in a post on his public Facebook page. "Everyone recovered after light symptoms. I held off the longest and wouldn't have known other than I lost my sense of smell and taste."According to the sheriff, he's been drinking a lot of "hot lemon water'' in place of his usual coffee as part of a dietary change brough
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