New York City Mayor Eric Adams has tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced Sunday.
The Democrat woke up on Saturday with a “raspy voice,” and, out of an “abundance of caution,” he took a PCR test that came back positive, according to a statement from his team.
“At this time, the mayor has no other symptoms,” the statement said, “but he is already isolating and will be canceling all public events for the remainder of the week.”
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Several politicians have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last week. Positive tests within Washington, D.C., appear to have originated with the Gridiron Dinner, an event on April 2 where hundreds of D.C. journalists, lawmakers, and employees met for dinner. An estimated 67 COVID-19 cases had been reported among the event’s attendees as of Saturday.
Reps. Adam Schiff and Joaquin Castro both announced on Tuesday they had contracted the coronavirus after appearing at the dinner. Reps. Katherine Clark and Scott Peters announced they, too, had tested positive, although they had not attended the dinner.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo also reported testing positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday.
GOP Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock both reported testing positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reported testing positive on Thursday, a day after attending an event alongside President Joe Biden. The White House said Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Friday.
