Name: Congresswoman-elect María Elvira Salazar tests positive for Covid-19
Brand: cnn.com
SKU: cnn-com-734
Availability: OnlineOnly

critic

Congresswoman-elect María Elvira Salazar tests positive for Covid-19

preview

Washington, DC (CNN)Florida Congresswoman-elect María Elvira Salazar said Thursday that she has tested positive for Covid-19 and will be unable to attend the congressional swearing-in ceremony at the US Capitol on Sunday.Salazar, a Republican, said on Twitter she was admitted to a local hospital with heart arrhythmia, commonly known as an irregular heartbeat, on December 23, before being tested for Covid-19. That test came back positive, she said."I hope that you can forgive me as I have been unable to communicate through social media, but I was diagnosed with COVID-19. I am in quarantine at home &amp; getting better each day. I look forward to hitting the ground running for my community, once it is medically permissible," Salazar .Salazar, who defeated Democratic Rep. Donna Shalala in November, left the hospital and began her quarantine process at home once she was in "stable condition," she said."I am incredibly thankful to the tireless front-line medical workers in our community, who help so many people combating the pandemic. I am in quarantine at home and getting better each day. I look forward to hitting the ground running for my community once it is medically permissible," Salazar said.Read MoreSalazar's diagnosis comes as December sets records as the since the pandemic began.On Tuesday, Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow after being diagnosed with Covid-19. The Republican was 41. Earlier this month, a of other GOP lawmakers tested positive for the virus -- including Alabama Rep. Mike Rogers, California Reps. Devin Nunes and Ken Calvert, and South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson -- joining the several dozen .Wisconsin Democratic said Monday that she had tested positive for the virus. CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story misspelled Luke Letlow's name.

Washington, DC (CNN)Florida Congresswoman-elect María Elvira Salazar said Thursday that she has tested positive for Covid-19 and will be unable to attend the congressional swearing-in ceremony at the US Capitol on Sunday.Salazar, a Republican, said on Twitter she was admitted to a local hospital with heart arrhythmia, commonly known as an irregular heartbeat, on December 23, before being tested for Covid-19. That test came back positive, she said."I hope that you can forgive me as I have been unable to communicate through social media, but I was diagnosed with COVID-19. I am in quarantine...

public

Rachel Janfaza

It’s our job to #GoThere & tell the most difficult stories. For breaking news, follow  @CNNBRK  and download our app http://cnn.com/apps

cnn.com

Credible

Speculation

Anecdotal Evidence

Generalization

Stacking the Deck

Appeal to Authority

Straw Man

Slippery Slope

Emotional Appeal

Red Herring

False Dilemma

Illogical

Moral Equivalency

Ad Hominem

Correlation w/o Causation

Semantics

Begging the Question

Faulty Analogy

Non Sequitur

Bandwagon

Dogmatism

Failing Occam's Razor

Biased

Pure Opinion

Hit Piece

Racial Bias

National Bias

Religious Bias

Financial Incentive

Political Agenda

Gender Bias

Misused Image/Video

Study Misinterpreted

Mistake

Misused Term

Science Misrepresented

Factual Error

Satire

Surface Level

Lack of Reliable Sources

Sensational

Not Credible

Investigative

Balanced

Well Sourced

Great Context

sports

entertainment

U.S.

international

business

technology

science

culture

politics

media

health

Congresswoman-elect María Elvira Salazar tests positive for Covid-19

No article scores yet.

CRITIC REVIEWS

PUBLIC REVIEWS