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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House senior adviser Stephen Miller said Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19, the latest reported coronavirus case among Donald Trump’s inner circle since the Republican president announced he had the virus. last week.
“For the past 5 days I have been working remotely and self-isolating, testing negative every day through yesterday,” Miller said in a statement.
“Today, I tested positive for COVID-19 and I am in quarantine.”
Trump returned to the White House on Monday after spending three nights in a military hospital, urging Americans not to be afraid and not to let the coronavirus dominate their lives.
The pandemic has killed more than 210,000 people in the United States, more than in any other country.
White House deputy press secretary Brian Morgenstern told CNN late on Tuesday that there were no new COVID cases in the White House other than Miller.
Trump said Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the coronavirus.
Others who announced they have tested positive in recent days include Trump’s close adviser Hope Hicks; White House Spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany; Trump’s campaign manager, Bill Stepien; and Republican Senators Mike Lee, Thom Tillis and Ron Johnson.
Miller’s wife, Katie Miller, who is a spokesperson for Vice President Mike Pence, tested positive for the virus in May.
(Report by Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt; written by Mohammad Zargham; edited by Muralikumar Anantharaman and Jacqueline Wong)
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