White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki will not be accompanying President Joe Biden on his trip to Europe after testing positive for Covid.<\/p>\n
Disclosing the news in a statement, Psaki said in preparation for travel to Europe, she took a PCR test Tuesday morning, and its result came back positive.<\/p>\n
Biden’s spokesperson said she had two socially-distanced meetings with the President on Monday, but he is not considered a close contact as defined by CDC guidance.<\/p>\n
The President also took a PCR test, and was diagnosed negative, Psaki added.<\/p>\n
She said she had only experienced mild symptoms. <\/p>\n
“In alignment with White House COVID-19 protocols, I will work from home and plan to return to work in person at the conclusion of a five-day isolation period and a negative test,” Psaki said.<\/p>\n
The United States on Tuesday reported one of the lowest daily tolls in all Covid metrics. <\/p>\n
With 24,567 new cases of coronavirus<\/span> infection recorded from across the country on Tuesday, the national total increased to 79,803,670, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.<\/p>\n
With 786 deaths reported on the same day, total U.S. Covid casualties reached 973,266.<\/p>\n
There has been a 30 percent decline in Covid deaths and a 26 percent decrease in cases in the last fortnight.<\/p>\n
Texas reported the most number of cases – 5,228 – while Missouri reported the most casualties – 150.<\/p>\n
Just 20,984 patients remain in the country’s hospitals for treatment for the viral disease. Hospital admissions have fallen by 41 percent in two weeks.<\/p>\n
There is also a concurrent reduction in the number of patients admitted in intensive care units – 46 percent within a fortnight. I.C.U. admissions dropped to 3,565.<\/p>\n
63,450,626 people have so far recovered from the disease, the Worldometer tally shows. <\/p>\n
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