Rep. Bill Huizenga announced Wednesday that he tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of a planned appearance with Vice President Mike Pence.
The Michigan Republican said he took a rapid test for COVID-19 that came back positive, and that he is self-isolating while he awaits the results of a polymerase chain reaction test.
Huizenga is the latest lawmaker to announce a COVID-19 diagnosis. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the viral infection earlier this month. Others who have tested positive include Reps. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, Joe Cunningham, D-S.C., Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., Seth Moulton, D-Mass., Mike Kelly, R-Pa., Tom Rice, R-S.C., and Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky and Bill Cassidy, R-La.
The United States leads the world with the most COVID-19 cases and the highest death toll. Since the start of the pandemic, officials have confirmed more than 7.8 million infections and reported more than 216,000 deaths nationwide, according to numbers compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
As of Wednesday, more than 38.3 million COVID-19 cases have been reported worldwide and more than 1 million people have died of the viral infection, according to Johns Hopkins.
