Cheney tests positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KIFI) - Congresswoman Liz Cheney has tested positive for COVID-19.
Cheney released the following statement:
"While I am fully vaccinated and boosted, I received a positive test result for COVID-19 early Wednesday morning. I am currently experiencing mild symptoms and will follow the CDC's guidance as I continue to work on behalf of the people of Wyoming. I continue to pray for the people of Uvalde, TX, especially the mothers and fathers who have lost their little children in this horrific attack."
The Wyoming Republican's diagnosis comes amid a nationwide surge in new coronavirus cases and reports of positive tests from Cheney's congressional colleagues, including North Carolina Democrat David Price, who tested positive last weekend.
Case counts are as high as they’ve been since mid-February and those figures are likely a major undercount because of unreported positive home test results and asymptomatic infections. Hospitalizations are also up. And more than one-third of the U.S. population lives in areas considered high risk by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Cheney faces a tough Republican primary battle on Aug. 16 against Cheyenne attorney Harriet Hageman, who is scheduled to appear Saturday at a rally in Casper with former President Donald Trump.
