“This evening we were notified that a member of the Office of the Vice President tested positive for the Coronavirus,” Pence’s press secretary, Katie Miller, said in a statement.
“Neither President Trump nor Vice President Pence had close contact with the individual. Further contact tracing is being conducted in accordance with CDC guidelines,” the spokeswoman added.
The positive test reflects the degree to which the virus is spreading across the country, including to those in proximity to the country’s leaders. The news comes days after two congressmen tested positive for the virus, prompting several other lawmakers to self-quarantine.
Both Trump and Pence previously interacted with lawmakers who have self-quarantined after coming into contact with an individual with the virus, and both posed for a photo with a Brazilian official earlier this month at the president’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida who has since tested positive.