By Kaitlan Collins | CNN
Ronna McDaniel, the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, has tested positive for coronavirus, an RNC spokeman announced Friday.
“After a member of her family tested positive for COVID-19, the Chairwoman was tested for the virus. On Wednesday afternoon, she got confirmation she was COVID-19 positive. She has been at her home in Michigan since last Saturday,” RNC spokesman Mike Reed said in a statement.
President Donald Trump announced overnight that he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the virus.
McDaniel’s positive test was first reported by The New York Times.
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