HUD Secretary Carson tests positive for COVID-19
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, left, and his wife, Candy Carson, walk on stage at a campaign rally for President Donald Trump at Oakland County International Airport, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, in Waterford Township, Mich.[AP Photo/Jose Juarez]
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday morning after experiencing symptoms that prompted him to get tested.
Coalter Baker, Carson’s chief of staff, told ABC News in a statement, "Secretary Carson has tested positive for the coronavirus. He is in good spirits and feels fortunate to have access to effective therapeutics which aid and markedly speed his recovery."
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Carson was tested at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. He is no longer at the hospital.
Carson was at the White House for President Donald Trump’s campaign’s election night watch party on Tuesday, which was also attended by White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, who also tested positive for COVID-19 last week.