WESTON, FLA. (WSVN) - - City of Weston officials took to Twitter to confirm Mayor Daniel J. Stermer has tested positive for the coronavirus.
The mayor started experiencing symptoms on March 31 and was self-quarantined while he awaited test results.
He started isolating immediately.
A few days later, he was able to get a test at Cleveland Clinic’s drive-thru facility.
Our Mayor Daniel J. Stermer has tested positive for #Coronavirus. Sick since 3/31 he has been in quarantine and received his test results tonight. He will stay in quarantine until 4/14 at min. Always the optimist & fighter, he continues to work from home. #Weston @browardleague pic.twitter.com/Nuk793rqP0
— City of Weston (@CityofWeston) April 6, 2020
Stermer said, “I’m now positive, so I don’t know what my outcome’s going to be. I’m doing everything possible to make it the best outcome and a positive outcome.”
He said he began to feel ill last week after returning from work.
“I started to feel sick last Tuesday when I got home from work,” he said.
Stermer said he’s unaware of how he contracted the virus.
“I don’t know where I got it. I’m not aware that I’ve been with anyone that’s tested positive. I’ve been out in the supermarket, like others; Costco, like others. I’ve been doing take out food, like others,” he said.
He says his symptoms have been relatively mild, without much of a fever.
Stermer said, “I’d have an occasional cough. I didn’t have any chest pains, but I had a really miserable headache and eye ache that would last for hours.
His message to residents is to stay home.
“This is really serious. Your life’s on the line, and for a few weeks, if it means staying away from your fiends, not going outside, please do it. Your life depends upon it,” Stermer said.
The city of Weston is asking residents to shine lights or wear a light ribbon to honor healthcare workers in the fight against coronavirus.
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