Utah Sen. Mitt Romney tests positive for COVID-19

U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, became the latest member of Congress to contract COVID-19 on Friday.

"Senator Romney tested positive today for COVID-19. He is currently asymptomatic and will be isolating and working remotely for the recommended period of time," Romney's office announced in a press release late Friday.

Romney's wife, Ann Romney, tested negative, according to the release. Both of the Romneys were fully vaccinated and had received booster shots.

The senator's office did not provide details on when Romney had tested positive, nor why he had been tested.

A total of 127 members of Congress have reported testing positive for COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic, according to govtrack.us, which has tracked cases using members' announcements in the press, on social media and elsewhere. The majority had been vaccinated and most reported mild or no symptoms. Rep. Ron Wright, a Texas Republican, died in February of 2021. Rep.-elect Luke Letlow died in December of 2020, a week before he was set to take office.

Utah's other U.S. Senator, Sen. Mike Lee, contracted the virus in October of 2020. He said at the time that he had tested after having symptoms consistent with allergies.

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