Lewis said that he chose to reveal his diagnosis this week because he felt it was the appropriate time. Dauphin, Pennsylvania, currently has 1,174 coronavirus cases and 66 related deaths, according to the state's health department.Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? House Of Representatives Democratic state leaders in Pennsylvania are accusing GOP counterparts of endangering everyone at the statehouse after a representative, who'd attended meetings, announced he tested positive for the coronavirus. Some House Republicans knew for a week that one of theie members, who had been active in hearings and other group settings, had tested positive, yet did not inform anyone else. I’m shocked and upset that the Majority Party chose not to disclose this information to us. “They yelled and screamed about it being safe for others across the state to gather, while they were testing positive and notifying each other, but none of the Democrats that work with them!”Today, we found out *from the press* that a member of the House has tested positive for COVID-19 and other members were self-quarantining.
"If he truly cared about the well-being of those he may have exposed, he should have been transparent from day one," Pennsylvania Democratic Party spokesman Brendan Welch said in a statement.
The Pennsylvania GOP didn't immediately return messages from ABC News asking for comment.
"Out of respect for my family, and those who I may have exposed, I chose to keep my positive case private," he said in a statement.
Neither Diamond nor Ryan, who have been videotaped not wearing face coverings in recent hearings, revealed who that person was, but they did say the contact happened on around May 14. Welch said the representative's explanation made no sense and called for him to be replaced. Capitol staff and state House members with concerns about COVID-19 contact tracing and exposure should contact the independent Chief Clerk of the state House … Democrats in the Pennsylvania state House learned from a reporter on Wednesday that at least one of their Republican colleagues had tested positive for COVID-19 a week earlier.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania House of Representatives Democratic Policy Committee addressed COVID-19 testing challenges throughout the Commonwealth. My last day in the Capitol was Thursday, May 14," Lewis said in a statement.
Democrats in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives were outraged Wednesday after learning one of their Republican colleagues had tested positive for the coronavirus and they weren’t notified of the result or informed that he was self-isolating for a week. Another Republican, state Rep. Russ Diamond, said Wednesday that he was contacted on May 21 and asked to self-quarantine but has not developed any symptoms or been tested for the virus.
Rep. Andrew Lewis, who represents Dauphin County, revealed on Wednesday he tested positive for COVID-19 on May 20 after he experienced flu-like symptoms two days earlier.
The U.S. passed a bleak milestone on Wednesday, recording Get our top news delivered to your inbox every morning, Monday to Friday. Newsletters may offer personalized content or advertisements. Support journalism without a paywall — and keep it free for everyone — by Brian Sims, a Democrat serving in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and a kidney donor, blasted Republicans after GOP state Rep. Andrew Lewis …