RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel tested for coronavirus at home in Michigan

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RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel tests positive for coronavirus
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN

Updated 9:43 AM ET, Fri October 2, 2020


(CNN)Ronna McDaniel, the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, has tested positive for coronavirus, an official told CNN Friday.

President Donald Trump announced overnight that he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the virus.

McDaniel's positive test was first reported by The New York Times.

This story is breaking and will be updated.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/02/politics/ronna-mcdaniel-coronavirus/index.html

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Ronna McDaniel, chairwoman of the R.N.C., tests positive for the coronavirus.

Ronna McDaniel, the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, has tested positive for the coronavirus and is experiencing mild symptoms, according to several people briefed on the situation.

Ms. McDaniel is the latest person who is in frequent contact with President Trump to test positive for the virus.

She was last with Mr. Trump last Friday, and has been at her home in Michigan since then, the people briefed on the matter said.

She received her diagnosis on Wednesday, they said. After a crowded donor event in March at Mar-a-Lago, the president’s private club in Florida, Ms. McDaniel fell ill, but she tested negative at the time.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/02/us/trump-vs-biden?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur#ronna-mcdaniel-chairwoman-of-the-rnc-tests-positive-for-the-coronavirus