GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia joined a growing list of politicians on Capitol Hill who have tested positive for COVID-19 this week.
The positive tests were announced after the Senate voted 53-47 to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. It was not immediately clear when either senator first tested positive.
“Sen. Collins has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently experiencing mild symptoms,” reads a press release from the Maine Republican’s office. “The senator will isolate and work remotely in accordance with CDC guidelines.”
Collins, 69, has served in the Senate since 1997.
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House later, Warnock, who took office after a special election in 2021, revealed in a Twitter statement Thursday evening that he had also tested positive for coronavirus.
“I’m so thankful to be both vaccinated & boosted, and at the advice of the Attending Physician I plan to isolate,” the Georgia Democrat said. The 52-year-old also advised people to get a COVID-19 shot.
Late this afternoon after a routine test, I tested positive for COVID-19.
I’m so thankful to be both vaccinated & boosted, and at the advice of the Attending Physician I plan to isolate.
If you haven’t gotten your shot yet, I encourage you to do so.
— Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@SenatorWarnock) April 7, 2022
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also tested positive for COVID-19 and reported being asymptomatic, her office announced Thursday. Pelosi attended an event at the White House and had been in close proximity with President Joe Biden one day earlier.
Others who have tested positive in recent days include Attorney General Merrick Garland, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff. Michael LaRosa, press secretary to first lady Jill Biden, has also reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.
