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- 11 Secret Service agents have tested positive for COVID-19, according to new documents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seen by Yahoo News.
- The documents also show that 23 employees have already recovered from the disease, with an additional 60 who are reportedly self-quarantining.
- It is not known whether the agents have been working at the White House or if they have had any recent contact with President Donald Trump or Vice President Mike Pence.
- The report comes after it was confirmed that Ivanka Trump's personal assistant and Pence's press secretary, Katie Miller, tested positive for the coronavirus.
- Trump has repeatedly said he is "not worried" about being infected by the virus but this week switched from getting tested weekly to a daily basis, amid concerns that it is spreading in the White House.
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Eleven members of the US Secret Service have tested positive for the coronavirus as of Thursday evening, according to Yahoo News.
Documents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seen by Yahoo News, revealed that the agency has 11 active coronavirus cases and an additional 60 employees who are reportedly self-quarantining. On top of this, another 23 members have already recovered from COVID-19, the diseases caused by the coronavirus.
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