Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for Covid on Tuesday, her office said.
Harris is fully vaccinated and boosted and has not been in close contact with President Joe Biden or first lady Dr. Jill Biden since last Monday during the White House Easter Egg Roll event.
“She has exhibited no symptoms, will isolate and continue to work from the Vice President’s residence,” Harris spokeswoman Kirsten Allen said in a statement. “She will follow CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] guidelines and the advice of her physicians. The Vice President will return to the White House when she tests negative.”
Harris is the highest ranking Biden administration official to test positive for the virus in recent weeks.
Attorney General Merrick Garland, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack tested positive after attending the annual Gridiron Dinner earlier this month. Second gentleman Doug Emhoff had Covid in March.
Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore, also tested positive Tuesday. Earlier this month, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) had the coronavirus,
