Minnesota Senate employee tests positive for COVID-19

An employee of the Minnesota Senate has tested positive for COVID-19, according to an email sent to all senators and staff Wednesday morning.

For confidentiality reasons, the email did not disclose the person’s name. Any staff or senators who may have come in contact with the patient were notified and advised to go into self-quarantine.

On March 18, it was announced that an employee in the Minnesota House of Representatives tested positive for the virus.