Ben Carson tests positive for COVID-19, another from White House election night event

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Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson tested positive for COVID-19.

Carson, 69, was diagnosed with the virus at Walter Reed Walter National Military Medical Center on Monday. He had been experiencing coronavirus symptoms but did not remain in the hospital. His deputy chief of staff told ABC News, the outlet that first reported the diagnosis, that Carson “in good spirits & feels fortunate to have access to effective therapeutics which aid and markedly speed his recovery.”

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