District of Columbia Priest Tests Positive for Coronavirus, 550 People Attended Services

A health staff checks the body temperature of a cleaning staff arriving at the Juventus stadium before a football match in Turin, Italy, on March 8, 2020. VINCENZO PINTO/AFP via Getty Images

A priest in Washington tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, according to officials.

Christ Church Georgetown spokesman Rob Volmer said that Rev. Timothy Cole, who tested positive for the mysterious new virus that emerged in mainland China in late 2019, attended three services last Sunday that were attended by about 550 people in total, reported local news outlet WUSA9.