Ron Johnson said Saturday that he tested positive for the coronavirus, at least the third U.S. senator to do so this week since President Trump announced his own positive test.Johnson’s office announced the diagnosis in a statement Saturday morning, following Utah Sen.
Mike Lee and North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis’ announcement of being positive to COVID-19, adding to tension in Washington, D.C., since Trump’s announcement Friday.
2 on panel handling Supreme Court nomination diagnosed with coronavirus Johnson, a second-term Republican, reported being exposed to someone with COVID-19 last month — later identified as his chief of staff — and quarantined for 14 days without developing symptoms.