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The number of COVID-19 cases on Capitol Hill is growing. On Wednesday, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said that he tested positive for the virus. The South Carolina Democrat said he’s tested positive for a breakthrough, and he’s asymptomatic.

Tonight, I received a positive COVID-19 diagnosis. This is a breakthrough case, and I am asymptomatic.

America is in a new phase of this pandemic. No one is immune. I urge anyone who has not done so to protect themselves by getting vaccinated and boosted.https://t.co/qWzFOT5BC6 — James E. Clyburn (@WhipClyburn) December 23, 2021

Clyburn’s positive result brings the total number of lawmakers with the virus up to eight. In less than a week, five other members of the House tested positive. On Tuesday, New York representatives Republican Nicole Malliotakis and Democrat Antonio Delgado, and California Democrat Barbara Lee all announced they have breakthrough cases.

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Colorado Democrat Jason Crow and Pennsylvania Democrat Matt Cartwright tested positive over the weekend. And just last week Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and New Jersey Sen. Corey Booker also announced they had tested positive for COVID-19. All are experiencing mild symptoms.