The U.S. Secret Service was forced to quarantine dozens of agents who are now at risk of coming down with the coronavirus after eight members of President Donald Trump’s campaign staff were diagnosed with COVID-19 at the Tulsa, Oklahoma, rally, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.
Two Secret Service agents have already been diagnosed with the virus, and other officers came in contact with could be at risk. Agents at the field office in Tulsa were waiting to be tested, the agency said, according to The Post.
“Among those who got tested was U.S. Attorney R. Trent Shores of the Northern District of Oklahoma, who had attended both pre-planning meetings with advance staff and the rally in case any legal issues arose, according to spokeswoman Lennea Montandon. Shores tested negative,” the Post reported.
Oklahoma has seen a massive spike in COVID-19 cases over the past week, both before and after Trump’s rally. Tulsa County, in particular, had their highest day of coronavirus cases Wednesday, with 259 new confirmed cases
Tulsa Health Department director Bruce Dart called it part of the “steep upward trends” seen across the state, said the Post.
“The U.S. Secret Service remains prepared and staffed to fulfill all of the various duties as required,” said spokesperson Catherine Milhoan. “To protect the privacy of our employees’ health information and for operational security, the Secret Service is not releasing how many of its employees have tested positive for COVID-19, nor how many of its employees were, or currently are, quarantined.”
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