US Rep. Michelle Steel Tests Positive for COVID-19

US Rep. Michelle Steel Tests Positive for COVID-19
U.S. Congresswoman Michelle Steel is self-quaranting after contracting COVID-19. Courtesy of Michelle Steel
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Newly inaugurated U.S. Rep. Michelle Steel, who represents California’s 48th Congressional District, has tested positive for COVID-19.

“This morning, I learned I had been in contact with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19,” Steel said in a Jan. 6 statement. “I have no symptoms, but out of an abundance of caution received a test through the Office of the Attending Physician ... and tested positive.