The White House announced Sunday that second gentleman Doug Emhoff recently tested positive for COVID-19.
In a statement, the Second Gentleman's office said Emhoff tested positive on Saturday “after experiencing mild symptoms.”
“He is fully vaccinated and has received three booster doses,” the statement read. “He is currently asymptomatic, continues to work remotely, and is staying away from others at home.”
The press release also noted that Vice President Kamala Harris recently tested negative for the virus.
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President Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff watch fireworks over the National Mall from the White House balcony during a Fourth of July event on the South Lawn of the White House July 4, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
“As a precaution, the vice president was tested for COVID-19 yesterday,” the statement added. “She tested negative and remains asymptomatic.”
Emhoff and Harris were photographed standing near President Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Thursday during a Fourth of July celebration at the White House.
Fox News Digital asked the White House if Biden had been tested for the disease, but did not immediately receive a response.
The second gentleman's diagnosis comes nearly three and a half years after the COVID-19 pandemic began. In early June, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned that coronavirus infections are “rising or likely to rise” in 44 states and territories.
Dr. Marc Siegel, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine at New York University Langone Medical Center and Fox News medical contributor, recently spoke with Fox News Digital about the recent surge in cases.
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First lady Jill Biden and second gentleman Douglass Emhoff look on as President Biden raises the hand of Vice President Kamala Harris as they watch the Independence Day fireworks show over the National Mall from the balcony of the White House, Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
“There has been a surge in certain areas, including California, driven by the so-called FLiRT variants, KP.3, KP.2 and KP.1,” he said. “It could spread to more states.”
Siegel explained that the new COVID-19 variants remain “immunoevasive,” meaning they affect people with prior immunity.
Actor Billy Porter, U.S. Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris, President Biden and Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, attend a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House June 10, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
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“[Like] “Like all respiratory viruses, it spreads more in low humidity conditions,” he said. “But it has not been shown to be seasonal, meaning it can also spread easily in warm climates.”
Fox News Digital's Melissa Rudy contributed to this report.
