Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tests positive for COVID
Fresh off a holiday trip to Florida, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has tested positive for COVID, according to a memo from the New York congresswoman’s office released Sunday.
“Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has received a positive test result for COVID-19,” says a missive sent to the House of Representatives and posted on the liberal lawmaker’s official Twitter feed.
“She is experiencing symptoms and recovering at home,” the memo continues. “The congresswoman received her booster shot this Fall, and encourages everyone to get their booster and follow all CDC guidelines.”
— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@RepAOC) January 9, 2022
Ocasio-Cortez and her boyfriend started the New Year in Miami, where they were frequently trolled by right-wingers on social media who blasted the New Yorker for vacationing in the red state run by conservative Gov. Ron DeSantis.
She was spotted maskless at venues including a crowded outdoor bar in Miami. The 32-year-old Bronx native and her significant other, Riley Roberts, were also photographed eating at an al fresco sushi joint.
“If I had a dollar for every lockdown politician who decided to escape to Florida over the last two years, I’d be a pretty doggone wealthy man,” De Santis joked last week.
Vaccinated California congressman Eric Swalwell was photographed maskless in the lobby of a four-star hotel in Miami Beach last week.
“They got me!” the Democrat tweeted once photos started making the rounds. “Maskless, juggling a baby and a coffee while meeting with a Congolese queen.”
Swalwell has pushed for vaccinations to be required for air travel. DeSantis opposed vaccine mandates overall. In November, he signed legislation prohibiting business, government agencies and schools from requiring vaccinations.
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The ongoing COVID spike, fueled by the omicron variant, is crossing party lines. On Saturday, Republican lawmakers Jim Cooper of Tennessee and Young Kim of California announced they’d tested positive for coronavirus. They were joined by Democrat Sean Casten of Illinois on that list.
Omicron was first observed last month in the U.S. It’s unclear if that’s the variant with which Ocasio-Cortez was infected or what symptoms she’s experiencing.
