Man believed to have longest coronavirus infection had virus for 300 days By Alexandria Hein Congress holds moment of silence for 600,000 lives lost to Covid-19 Members of Congress gathered on the front steps of the U.S. Capitol to hold a moment of silence for a grim milestone: 600,000 Americans lives lost to Covid-19 since the pandemic began. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer were joined by a large group of lawmakers to mark the solemn occasion. They also sang "God Bless America." A 72-year-old man in England is believed to be have had "the longest known PCR confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 infection" after testing positive for