Republican Sen. David Perdue will quarantine after coming into close contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19, his campaign announced Thursday, with just days to go before the state’s runoff race for his seat.

 Perdue’s statement did not say for how long he would quarantine.
News of Perdue’s quarantine broke as a joint campaign event for Loeffler and Perdue was underway in Gainesville, featuring GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. The announcement came roughly a half hour before Perdue was set to speak. Sen. Perdue visited Chattooga County just Wednesday during his campaign stops, just one day prior to the exposure and announcement.
Perdue is campaigning in a runoff against Democrat Jon Ossoff. Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler is also in a runoff for her US Senate seat in Georgia against Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock.