As COVID-19 tears through the White House, the staff bear the brunt of the pandemic

President Donald Trump, still contagious with COVID-19, returns to a White House with many employees at risk.

A member of the White House cleaning staff sanitizes the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room on October 05, 2020 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump, several members of his staff, and three members of the press corps have recently tested positive for coronavirus.

The ripple effect is still being felt through Washington, D.C., with at least one report of the spouse of a White House reporter being infected after he had tested positive. On Monday, the District reported its highest number of daily coronavirus cases since June. There are more than 90 people who regularly work on the residence side of the White House, including housekeepers, butlers, ushers and grounds people. Additionally, more than 400 people work in the executive office of the president, according to the White House's most recent annual report filed with Congress.

At least 11 people who attended an event in the White House Rose Garden to introduce Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on September 26, including a reporter, have since tested positive. Photos from the event, which was elaborately decorated with flags, show several masked employees in the periphery, while the VIPs in attendance sat close together, with few wearing masks.

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