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Samuel Wonacott

U.S. Representative Tom Rice tests positive for coronavirus

On June 15, Rep. Tom Rice (R-S.C.) announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. In a Facebook post, he said his wife and son also tested positive for the virus.

Rice has represented South Carolina’s 7th Congressional District since 2013.

Ballotpedia tracks politicians and government officials who have been diagnosed or tested for coronavirus, or become quarantined.

Rice is the sixth member of the U.S. House to test positive for the virus. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is the only senator known to have tested positive.

On March 30, Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.) announced that she had been diagnosed with presumed coronavirus by her attending physician, although she was not tested.

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