Rep. Ben McAdams tests positive for coronavirus
Source: Salt Lake City Tribune
Washington • Rep. Ben McAdams, D-Utah, says he has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the second member of Congress to confirm similar results within hours.
“Today I learned that I tested positive,” McAdams said in a statement Wednesday evening. “I am still working for Utahns and pursuing efforts to get Utahns the resources they need as I continue doing my job from home until I know it is safe to end my self-quarantine. I’m doing my part as all Americans are doing to contain the spread of the virus and mitigate the coronavirus outbreak.”
The House is currently out of session. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., said earlier Wednesday he had also tested positive.
McAdams said after returning from Washington on Saturday, he developed cold-like symptoms and after consulting with his doctor, isolated himself in his home. “My symptoms got worse and I developed a fever, a dry cough and labored breathing and I remained self-quarantined,” McAdams said. “On Tuesday, my doctor instructed me to get tested for COVID-19 and following his referral, I went to the local testing clinic for the test.”
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