One of Wisconsin’s 99 State Assembly members is among the 416 people who, as of Monday, tested positive for COVID-19.
Milwaukee Assemblyman David Bowen sent a note on social media Monday that he has contracted the virus.
“This was not news I hoped to receive, but I am quarantined, in good spirits, and recovering at home,” he said in a full statement below.
This weekend, after having previously been exposed to someone with #COVID19 and then developing symptoms myself, I found out that I tested positive for the virus. This was not news I hoped to receive, but I am quarantined, in good spirits, and recovering at home. Statement below: pic.twitter.com/7UNUcaPEWs
— Rep. David F. Bowen (@DavidFBowen) March 23, 2020