Council President Beane Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Evansville IN

19 August, 2021

2:20 PM

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By John Gibson, WNIN Aug. 19, 2021 The president of the Evansville City Council says he's tested positive for COVID-19. Ron Beane posted on his campaign Facebook page that he is vaccinated "but must have contracted one of the variant strains." Bean said he started having symptoms on Monday, was tested on Tuesday, and received the results Wednesday afternoon. He encouraged anyone who has been around him the past week to get tested. Beane also urged everyone to get vaccinated if you haven't already and to "please wear your mask." The City Council is conducting budget hearings this week and the Courier and Press reports Beane participated remotely during Wednesday's hearing. WNIN is the NPR/PBS affiliate in Evansville, Indiana. We serve Southwestern Indiana, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois from our multimedia facility located on the Ohio River in downtown Evansville. For the past several years, the recognized quality of our local news has placed us among the best small market radio news organizations in the nation.