Michigan Speaker of the House Spokesperson Gideon D\u2019Assandro announced Wednesday a total of 11 members of the Legislature, and 37 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began in March.<\/p>\n
Eight members of the state House and 21 staffers \u201care the latest up-to-date totals of legislators and staff\u201d who have had a positive COVID test or are known to have had the illness, D\u2019Assandro said.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, Senate Republicans spokesperson Amber McCann said three senators and 16 employees and\/or interns have reported positive COVID tests to the Senate Business Office, per Senate protocol.<\/p>\n
In the House, those publicly known to have had a bout with the disease are Rep. John Chirkun, D-Roseville, Rep. Ann Bollin, R-Brighton Township, Rep. Kyra Bolden, D-Southfield, Rep. Tyrone Carter, D-Detroit, Rep. Beau LaFave, R-Iron Mountain, Rep. Scott VanSingel, R-Grant and Rep. Karen Whitsett, D-Detroit.<\/p>\n
COVID-19 was suspected as the cause of death of the late Rep. Isaac Robinson, D-Detroit, but D\u2019Assandro said his count did not include Robinson.<\/p>\n
In the Senate, Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich, D-Flint, Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte and Sen. Kim LaSata, R-Bainbridge Township, have publicly announced they\u2019ve tested positive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michigan Speaker of the House Spokesperson Gideon D\u2019Assandro announced Wednesday a total of 11 members of the Legislature,…\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3187,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n