Wisconsin’s Johnson says COVID-19 ‘is not a death sentence’
FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2020 file photo, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sen. Johnson, says he never had any symptoms after testing positive Oct. 2 for the coronavirus. Johnson said Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, that while there have been "so many tragedies" for those who test positive, "at the same time COVID is not a death sentence."[AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File]
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, of Wisconsin, says he never had any symptoms after testing positive Oct. 2 for the coronavirus, declaring that COVID-19 “is not a death sentence.”
More than 150,000 people in Wisconsin have tested positive for the virus, and 1,465 have died.
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Wisconsin has seen a spike in cases in recent months, and has been one of the top five states in the country for new cases per-capita.
The Republican Johnson said Monday that while there have been “so many tragedies” for those who test positive, “at the same time COVID is not a death sentence.”
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