WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris examined positive for Covid on Tuesday, her workplace stated.
Harris has exhibited no signs and can isolate whereas she continues to work from her residence, stated her spokeswoman Kirsten Allen. She will return to the White House as soon as she has obtained a damaging check, Allen stated.
Harris, who’s vaccinated from Covid, has not been in shut contact with President Joe Biden or first girl Jill Biden, Allen stated.
Harris is the highest-ranking official within the Biden administration to check positive for the virus after a string of infections over the previous a number of weeks as a brand new omicron subvariant has led to an uptick in instances in sure elements of the nation.
Attorney General Merrick Garland, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack had been among the many dozens of attendees of the annual Gridiron Dinner who examined positive for Covid earlier this month. Second gentleman Doug Emhoff had Covid in March.
Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore, additionally examined positive Tuesday. With Democrats holding a razor-thin margin within the Senate and Harris holding the tie-breaking vote, any nominees Democrats had deliberate to vote on this week might be in jeopardy.
Harris was in California final week, leaving Washington following the Easter Egg roll final Monday. She had restricted public occasions through the California go to, which included a fundraiser, and returned to Washington Monday evening.
The positive consequence got here from fast and PCR tests.
Harris obtained her second Covid booster shot April 1 and her first COVID-19 booster shot in October.
Frank Thorp V contributed.