The conservative group did some contact tracing after Rep. Morgan Griffith was diagnosed several days after speaking at a press conference.
Rep. Morgan Griffith, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, has tested positive for coronavirus — a diagnosis that comes five days after the Virginia Republican attended a GOP press conference and which spurred an effort at contact tracing within the group.
Griffith’s office announced in a brief statement that he received a positive diagnosis Tuesday, after developing mild symptoms and taking a coronavirus test “over the weekend.” He has been self-isolating since then and will continue to do so, his office said.
In a follow-up email, a spokesperson for Griffith said the lawmaker first began noticing symptoms on Friday and confirmed that he “was not aware of any symptoms on Thursday at the time of the press conference.” Among the group of hard-liners, Griffith happened to be one of the only lawmakers wearing a face mask.
“He has notified colleagues whom he was in contact with, but our office has no further comment regarding their names or steps they are taking,” his spokesperson added.
