Coronavirus in U.S. Congress: 18 members have tested or been presumed positive

At least 18 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate - nine Republicans and seven Democrats - have tested positive or are presumed to have had COVID-19, with Representative Jahana Hayes becoming the latest on Sunday.

Representative Jahana Hayes

Hayes, a Connecticut Democrat, tested positive for COVID-19 and will quarantine for 14 days, she said on Twitter on September 20, adding that she was asymptomatic except for breathing issues, which were being monitored.

"I have taken every possible precaution and still contracted coronavirus," she said on Twitter.

Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez Colon

Gonzalez, resident commissioner of Puerto Rico and the U.S. territory's sole representative in Congress, said that she tested positive for COVID-19 on Facebook, days after accompanying federal officials on a visit to Puerto Rico's pharmaceutical industry.

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