A spokesperson for Delaware Sen. Tom Carper confirmed that a staffer in his Delaware office has tested positive for coronavirus.
“It has been confirmed that a member of Senator Carper’s Delaware-based staff has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual is self-quarantining and is not severely ill. This individual has not traveled to Washington, D.C. recently and has had no contact with Senator Carper or other members of Congress since exhibiting symptoms.”
The statement continued: “On the advice of Delaware public health experts at the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), other members of Senator Carper’s staff who came in contact with the individual while the individual was exhibiting symptoms will be self-isolating at home for the next 14 days and monitoring their symptoms closely. If any of those staff members start showing symptoms of COVID-19, they will be tested as well.”
WDEL later reported that the Carper staff member was the seventh person in Delaware to testing positive for COVID-19. The individual also has ties to the University of Delaware.
Carper’s staff – both in Washington, D.C. and Delaware – will be working remotely starting on Monday, March 16th. As a result, those offices will also be closed to the public during that time.
Offices can be reached by phone or by email.
