Fourth U.S. lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19 after U.S. Capitol attack

FILE PHOTO: Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) speaks at a press conference announcing articles of impeachment being filed against President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein/File Photo

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat on Thursday said he had tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the fourth member of Congress to announce they had contracted the novel coronavirus following a mob attack on the U.S. Capitol last week.

"I am following guidance from my physician and quarantining at home after having tested positive for COVID-19," the Democratic lawmaker wrote on Twitter.

(This story corrects typographical error in congressman's first name to make it "Adriano" instead of "Andriano")

(Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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