Kentucky's Rand Paul the first known U.S. senator to test positive for coronavirus.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Republican Rand Paul has become the first sitting member of the U.S. Senate to contract COVID-19 after the Kentucky lawmaker's office revealed he tested positive for the virus Sunday.
President Donald Trump opened his press briefing on Sunday by sending his regards to Paul and calling him a friend.
Paul is now the third member of Congress to test positive for COVID-19.
Earlier this month, Paul also was the lone senator to oppose a bipartisan $8 billion deal to provide emergency coronavirus funding.
She said, "just like several Kentucky elected officials who attended the event in question," Paul took the test as a precaution.
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