Sen. Mitt Romney tested positive Friday for COVID-19, according to a statement released by his office.
Officials said the Utah Republican and his wife, who has tested negative for the viral infection, are fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19.
Since the start of the pandemic, several lawmakers have tested positive for COVID-19, including Reps. Paul Grijalva, D-Ariz.; Sean Maloney, D-N.Y.; Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md.; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.; Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass.; James Clyburn, D-S.C.; Jason Crow, D-Colo.; Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash.; Tim Ryan, D-Ohio; Vern Buchanan, R-Fla.; and Joe Morelle, D-N.Y.
“(Romney) is currently asymptomatic and will be isolating and working remotely for the recommended period of time,” according to the statement.
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Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio; Chris Coons, D-Del.; Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.; Cory Booker, D-N.J.; John Hickenlooper, D-Colo.; Roger Wicker, R-Miss.; Angus King, I-Maine; and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., have also reported infections.
As of Friday morning, more than 75% of the U.S. population – 249.4 million people – has gotten at least one dose of any of the available COVID-19 vaccines, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly 64% of Americans, or 211.3 million people, have been fully vaccinated, and over 41% of those who have been fully vaccinated have gotten booster shots, CDC data shows.
Officials have confirmed more than 74 million COVID-19 infections and reported over 882,000 deaths nationwide, according to numbers compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
More than 369.3 million COVID-19 cases have been reported worldwide, resulting in 5.6 million deaths, according to the university.