At least 18 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate - nine Republicans and seven Democrats - have tested positive or are presumed to have had COVID-19, with Representative Jahana Hayes becoming the latest on Sunday.
Here is a look at lawmakers affected by the virus:Hayes, a Connecticut Democrat, tested positive for COVID-19 and will quarantine for 14 days, she said on Twitter on Sept. 20, adding that she was asymptomatic except for breathing issues, which were being monitored.RESIDENT COMMISSIONER JENNIFFER GONZALEZ COLON
“I am strictly following the direction of our medical experts and strongly encourage others to do the same,” the 62-year-old senator, himself a physician, said in the statement.Davis, an Illinois Republican, said in a statement on Aug. 5 that he tested positive for the novel coronavirus after running a fever.
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