Adams Enjoys Busy Unmasked Weekend Before Testing Positive For COVID

NEW YORK, NY — From shaking hands with Robert De Niro, to chatting with celebrities at Yankee Stadium's Opening Day: Mayor Eric Adams had a packed schedule the days before testing positive for coronavirus on Sunday.

The mayor — who despite advice from his own health commissioner, seemed to enjoy events unmasked the whole weekend — attended at least 10 in-person events, lunches and meetings in the three days before waking up with a raspy voice and getting a positive PCR test, according to his public schedules.

Adams, who has only minor symptoms, has since isolated at Gracie Mansion and is working remotely this week, according to his office.

But before canceling a line-up of events on Sunday, the mayor had his hands full.

On Thursday, Adams appeared in-studio on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," spoke at a Midtown gallery opening and chatted with dozens of clergy leaders before joining Robert De Niro and other celebrities at the ReelAbilities Film Festival, according to his schedule and photos.

Friday included a series of pre-taped and over-the-phone interviews about the mayor's first 100 days in office — which was marked on Sunday — before the mayor headed to Yankee Stadium for Opening Day, schedules show.

Then, on Saturday, Adams trekked up to Albany for a legislative conference, attending a workshop and three luncheons.

Perhaps the most significant event on the mayor's schedule, though, came a week earlier when he attended the Gridiron Club dinner last Saturday in Washington, from which 72 people have since tested positive for coronavirus, according to reports. Adams' office has not specified where they believe the mayor caught the virus.

The mayor's positive diagnosis comes as cases resurge in New York City amid the spread of the highly-contagious BA.2 subvariant.

The spike prompted officials to urge coronavirus precautions at the start of the month, including wearing a mask indoors when the vaccination status of others isn't known. Proof of vaccinations are no longer required at indoor venues, like Yankee Stadium.

As of Monday, the city's seven-day positivity rate stood at 3.3 percent, according to data.