Trump's chief of staff tests COVID positive as US sets daily record of virus cases amid election anxiety

The United States has set a third straight daily record for new Covid-19 infections, notching more than 127,000 cases, John Hopkins University reported Friday.

Published: 07th November 2020 09:59 AM  |   Last Updated: 07th November 2020 10:48 AM   |  A+A A-

In this Oct. 30, 2020, photoWhite House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks on a phone on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Meadows has been diagnosed with coronavirus. (Photo | AP)

In this Oct. 30, 2020, photoWhite House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks on a phone on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Meadows has been diagnosed with coronavirus. (Photo | AP)

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows has been diagnosed with the coronavirus as the nation recorded over 1,27,000 cases on Friday, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.

And the death toll as of 8:30 pm (0130 GMT) over the past 24 hours was 1,149, the Baltimore-based university said.

Meadows traveled with Trump in the run-up to Election Day and last appeared in public early Wednesday morning without a mask as Trump falsely declared victory in the vote count.

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He had been one of the close aides around Trump when the president came down with the virus more than a month ago, but was tested daily and maintained his regular work schedule.

The outbreak has been surging for weeks across the country, with the Midwest worst-hit even as the number of new diagnoses were approaching springtime levels in the south, northeast and west.

The virus has claimed the lives of over 236,000 Americans so far this year.

(With AFP inputs)

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