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Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) is latest member of Congress to test positive for coronavirus
Source: Washington Post
Live updates: Drop in new coronavirus cases in U.S. is muddied by reporting and testing snags
By Miriam Berger, Derek Hawkins, Lateshia Beachum, Hamza Shaban, Meryl Kornfield, Reis Thebault, Hannah Knowles and Colby Itkowitz
8/5/2020, 9:10:06 p.m.
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8/5/2020, 8:57:47 p.m.
Rep. Rodney Davis is latest member of Congress to test positive for coronavirus
Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) has tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the latest lawmaker to be infected by the virus that is dominating Capitol Hill’s legislative agenda.
Davis announced his positive test on Wednesday evening, saying he has a higher-than-normal temperature but is otherwise symptom-free.
“My staff and I take COVID-19 very seriously,” Davis said in a statement. “My wife is a nurse and a cancer survivor, which puts her in an at-risk category like so many Americans. My office and I have always followed and will continue to follow CDC guidelines, use social distancing, and wear masks or face coverings when social distancing cannot be maintained.”
The congressman has been wearing a mask while working on the Hill, a practice that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) recently mandated.
Davis’s district is in central Illinois, beginning southeast of Peoria and stretching down to just north of St. Louis. He said his office will cancel public events while he quarantines at home.
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By Miriam Berger, Derek Hawkins, Lateshia Beachum, Hamza Shaban, Meryl Kornfield, Reis Thebault, Hannah Knowles and Colby Itkowitz
8/5/2020, 9:10:06 p.m.
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8/5/2020, 8:57:47 p.m.
Rep. Rodney Davis is latest member of Congress to test positive for coronavirus
Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) has tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the latest lawmaker to be infected by the virus that is dominating Capitol Hill’s legislative agenda.
Davis announced his positive test on Wednesday evening, saying he has a higher-than-normal temperature but is otherwise symptom-free.
“My staff and I take COVID-19 very seriously,” Davis said in a statement. “My wife is a nurse and a cancer survivor, which puts her in an at-risk category like so many Americans. My office and I have always followed and will continue to follow CDC guidelines, use social distancing, and wear masks or face coverings when social distancing cannot be maintained.”
The congressman has been wearing a mask while working on the Hill, a practice that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) recently mandated.
Davis’s district is in central Illinois, beginning southeast of Peoria and stretching down to just north of St. Louis. He said his office will cancel public events while he quarantines at home.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/05/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-high_coronavirus-luf-1235am%3Aprime-time%2Fpromo#link-2F356UTSTRDPVCBTKIX7QPJFCE
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