Sen. Rick Scott 'immediately quarantining' after coming into contact with COVID-positive person

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 06: Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) listens during the hearing in which Chad Wolf, acting Secretary of Homeland Security, appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on August 6, 2020 in Washington …

Senator Rick Scott announced on Twitter on Saturday that he's "immediately quarantining" after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.

Scott said he was tested Saturday morning and the test came back negative for coronavirus.

He said even though he has no symptoms, "out of an abundance of caution, I will be immediately quarantining."