At least 18 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate - 10 Republicans and eight Democrats - have tested positive or are presumed to have had COVID-19, with Senator Mike Lee becoming the latest on Friday.
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Sen. Mike Lee asks questions to James Comey, Former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation before the Senate Judiciary Committee during an oversight hearing to examine the Crossfire Hurricane Investigation in Washington DC., U.S., September 30, 2020. Ken Cedeno/Pool via REUTERSThe 49-year-old Utah Republican said on Friday he had tested positive after experiencing symptoms similar to those he had had for allergies.
“I am strictly following the direction of our medical experts and strongly encourage others to do the same,” the senator, himself a physician, said.Davis, 50, an Illinois Republican, said in August he tested positive for the coronavirus after running a fever.Grijalva, a 72-year-old Arizona Democrat, tested positive and went into isolation, he said in August.
“It’s really ironic, because a lot of people have made a big deal out of my not wearing a mask a lot. But in the last week or two, I have worn a mask more than I have in the whole last four months.”The 62-year-old Virginia Republican, a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus, said in mid-July he had tested positive. His office said he did not have significant symptoms.The South Carolina Republican, 63, said in mid-June that he, his wife and son had all tested positive but were “on the mend.
Reporting by Patricia Zengerle, Susan Cornwell and David Morgan; Editing by Scott Malone and Jonathan Oatis
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