Two of Gavin Newsom’s children test positive for coronavirus; the governor did not

Two of Governor Gavin Newsom’s four children have tested positive for the coronavirus, the governor’s office said on Friday.

In a statement, Erin Mellon, spokesperson for the governor, said the two children, who attend a private school, tested positive on Thursday.

Newsom; his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom; and their two other children tested negative, Mellon said.

“The Newsoms continue to support the hiding of unvaccinated people indoors to stop the spread and advocate for vaccination as the most effective way to end this pandemic,” Mellon said in a statement.

Newsom’s children are all under the age of 12 and therefore are not eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as directed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Newsom and his wife are both vaccinated.

This summer, parents removed two of their children from a day camp after learning that camp administrators did not require children to wear masks.

Last year, all six of the Newsom family were in quarantine after learning three children had been exposed to a California Highway Patrol officer who tested positive for the coronavirus. One of Newsom’s children was also forced into self-quarantine after being exposed to a classmate at a private Sacramento school who tested positive.

Times writer John Myers contributed to this report.