New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman tests positive for Covid after insurrection

by 24USATVJan. 12, 2021, midnight 69
-

New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman announced Monday that she had tested positive for Covid-19 after she and other members of Congress were kept in a secret location during last week’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Watson Coleman said she tested positive after receiving a rapid antigen test.

“While I am experiencing mild, cold-like symptoms, I remain in good spirits and will continue to work on behalf of my constituents,” said Watson Coleman, who has represented New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District since 2015, in a statement.

The 75-year-old Congress member tweeted late Wednesday afternoon that, on her doctor’s advice, she was en route to a hospital for monoclonal antibody treatment.

Watson Coleman, a cancer survivor, is awaiting the results of a PCR test.

All House members, along with their staff, were told Sunday to get tested for Covid-19 because of potential exposure as they hid from rioters who stormed the Capitol on Wednesday.

In an interview with New York Magazine’s The Cut on Friday, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) said she was quarantining.

“I am convinced that where we ended up, in the secured room — where there were over 100 people and many were Republicans not wearing masks — was a superspreader event,” she told the magazine.

Watson Coleman, who has already received the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, is one of the first known members of Congress to test positive for Covid-19 after the insurrection.

Rep. Donald Norcross (D-N.J.) canceled public appearances on Monday after possible exposure to the virus during the riot and is awaiting test results.

It was not immediately known whether other members of New Jersey’s House delegation had been tested.

-

Related Articles

HOT TRENDS

Drew Litton: Rockies living with hard times as season begins

by 24USATVMarch 29, 2024, 2 p.m.2
HOT TRENDS

50 Cent Denies Daphne Joy Sexual & Physical Abuse Allegations

by 24USATVMarch 29, 2024, 9 a.m.2
HOT TRENDS

50 Cent Denies Ex Daphne Joy’s Rape and Abuse Allegations

by 24USATVMarch 29, 2024, 8 a.m.2
HOT TRENDS

Tigers 1, White Sox 0: Crochet weaves, but Skubal shoves

by 24USATVMarch 29, 2024, 6 a.m.2
HOT TRENDS

Who is your Good Friday scapegoat?

by 24USATVMarch 29, 2024, 6 a.m.2
HOT TRENDS

Red Sox set Opening Day lineup for 2024 season

by 24USATVMarch 29, 2024, midnight2
HOT TRENDS

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Dream Came True

by 24USATVMarch 29, 2024, midnight2
HOT TRENDS

MLB Opening Day: Boston Red Sox against Seattle Mariners

by 24USATVMarch 28, 2024, 11 p.m.2
HOT TRENDS

Fans young and old excited for Texas Rangers Opening Day

by 24USATVMarch 28, 2024, 11 p.m.2