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Following Trump WH COVID-19 outbreak: More than two dozen officials, associates and others have tested positive

Kristine Phillips, Kevin Johnson and Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump was discharged from Walter Reed National Medical Center last month, four days after he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19. And a number of White House and campaign officials have tested positive for the virus since then. 

Trump's announcement sent Washington and the rest of the country into fresh turmoil a month before the election. At least 20 people, including top administration officials, have tested positive since then. Many attended Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination ceremony Sept. 26 at the White House Rose Garden, where few people wore masks.

Just days before the General Election, a new COVID-19 outbreak emerged from the White House in the Vice President's office. And three days after the election multiple news reports said White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has also tested positive, along with a Trump campaign official.  

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has regularly tested negative since he debated Trump Oct. 2, and again on Oct. 22.

Here's a running list of people who have tested positive and negative. This is a developing story, not a comprehensive list, which we will keep updated in the days to come.

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Who has tested positive:

  • Mark Meadows, White House chief of staff

  • Karoline Leavitt, White House press staff

  • Chad Gilmartin, White House press staff

  • Two junior press aides

  • Nick Trainer, Trump campaign director of battleground strategy

  • Marine Gen. Gary Thomas, assistant commandant of the Marine Corps

  • Ronna McDaniel, Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel

  • Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina

  • Trump's military aide

  • Two members of the White House residence staff

  • Four White House reporters

  • Harris campaign's flight crew member

  • Marc Short, the vice president’s chief of staff

  • Zach Bauer, the vice president’s “body man”

  • Marty Obst, senior political adviser to Pence

  • Two additional Pence staff members

  • Peter Berkowitz, the director of policy planning at the State Department

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Campaigns:

  • Vice President Mike Pence

  • Second lady Karen Pence

Trump family members, associates 

  • Ivanka Trump, adviser to the president and eldest daughter

  • Jared Kushner, White House senior adviser and son-in-law

  • Eric Trump, Trump's third child 

  • Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s personal attorney

Administration:

  • Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino

  • Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

  • Former Defense Secretary Mike Esper

  • Attorney General William Barr

  • Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

  • Acting Homeland Secretary Chad Wolf

Other Washington figures of note:

  • Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett

  • Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio

  • Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida

  • Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C.

  • Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas

Contributing: David Jackson, Courtney Subramanian, John Fritze, Tom Vanden Brook, Bart Jansen, Joey Garrison

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: A running list of who's tested positive for COVID-19 in DC

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