'I'm feeling great': Biden leaves the White House for the first time in weeks since testing positive for COVID-19

President Joe Biden waves as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, on his way to his Rehoboth Beach, Del., home after his most recent COVID-19 isolation, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022.

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• President Biden left the White House for the first time in weeks since testing positive for COVID-19.
• Biden first tested positive on July 21, then tested negative before testing positive again on July 30.
• On Sunday, Biden departed for Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, where he will reunite with Jill Biden.

President Joe Biden on Sunday left the White House for the first time in weeks since he tested positive for COVID-19 in July. 

"I'm feeling great," Biden told reporters before boarding Marine One for Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, where he will reunite with First Lady Jill Biden, per The Associated Press. 

Biden first tested positive on July 21 and experienced "very mild symptoms," the White House said at the time. He tested negative multiple times the following week before testing positive for COVID-19 again on July 30.

Biden returned to isolation following his second positive test. His physician, Kevin O'Connor, said Biden tested negative on Saturday and Sunday, The White House said.

"He will safety return to public engagement and presidential travel," O'Connor said. 

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