Republican congressman Tom Rice reveals he and his family have coronavirus – two weeks after he refused to wear a mask on the House floor
- U.S. Representative Tom Rice has revealed that he, his wife and son had Covid
- In a Facebook post, Rice said all three had had symptoms, but were recovering
- Rice wrote that he had lost his senses of taste and smell, & could not taste bacon
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U.S. Representative Tom Rice has revealed that he, his wife and his son had all contracted Covid-19.
The Republican congressman, who made the revelation in a post on Facebook on Monday, is the second member of South Carolina’s congressional delegation to contract the virus.
Rice said all three had had symptoms, but were recovering.
U.S. Representative Tom Rice (pictured) has revealed that he, his wife and his son had all contracted Covid-19
The Republican congressman made the revelation in a post on Facebook on Monday
‘We are finishing our quarantine and looking forward to seeing you again,’ the post said.
‘I was lucky, and it was not bad for me.
‘I had a low fever and a mild cough. It was gone by Thursday. I never stopped eating or drinking or working or moving.’
Rice wrote that he had lost his senses of taste and smell, adding that he could not taste bacon.
U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham, who tested positive for COVID-19 in March, wished Rice and his family a speedy recovery on Twitter.
Rice represents South Carolina, which has seen a marked increase in cases since it became one of the first states to reopen. South Carolina was also one of the last states to order a lockdown.
When the state’s stay-at-home order expired more than a month ago, it had about 160 new cases diagnosed each day. On Sunday, it reported nearly 800 new cases, a single-day record.