Mississippi Legislature COVID-19 outbreak
The Mississippi Legislature COVID-19 outbreak was the infection of 26 state legislators of the Mississippi Legislature with COVID-19 in the summer of 2020. A total of 49 infections were linked to the outbreak. All legislators survived, but there was one death linked to an infection spread by a legislator.[1]
The outbreak led to delays in the legislators meeting to discuss important budget issues.[2]
Background
[edit]In late June 2020, a reporter observed some Republican legislators not wearing masks.[1] Infections struck a total of 26 legislators, including those who were wearing and those who were not wearing masks.[3]
Infected legislators
[edit]Not all the names of the legislators were reported in media.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lee, Anita (August 10, 2020). "How many MS legislators did COVID-19 strike? Number has grown, with one related death". The Biloxi Sun Herald. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ Ramseth, Luke (July 10, 2020). "What's next for coronavirus-infected Legislature? Get healthy, then fix big budget problems". www.clarionledger.com.
- ^ https://www.cnn.com/cnn/2020/07/10/us/mississippi-coronavirus-legislature-trnd/index.html [dead link]
- ^ a b c Wise, Justin (July 9, 2020). "26 Mississippi legislators test positive for COVID-19 after outbreak tied to state Capitol". TheHill.
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