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One of Bidenâs closest advisers, Cedric Richmond, tests positive for the virus.
Cedric Richmond attended a campaign rally in Georgia on Tuesday for two Senate candidates where Mr. Biden delivered remarks.Credit...Erin Schaff/The New York Times
Dec. 17, 2020
Representative Cedric L. Richmond, Democrat of Louisiana and one of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.âs closest advisers, has tested positive for the coronavirus and has started a 14-day quarantine, a spokeswoman for the transition said Thursday evening.
Mr. Richmond, who has been a lawmaker since 2011, is the first announced member of Mr. Bidenâs White House staff to test positive. He is slated to join Mr. Bidenâs administration as a senior adviser and director of the Office of Public Engagement. A rapid test for the virus on Wednesday was positive, the transition said, and a more precise test on Thursday was also positive.
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