White House press secretary McEnany tests positive for COVID-19

Oct. 5 (UPI) -- White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Monday she's tested positive for COVID-19, and is the latest member of President Donald Trump's administration with the coronavirus.

McEnany announced she received the positive result Monday, but wasn't experiencing symptoms.

"With my recent positive test, I will begin the quarantine process and will continue working on behalf of the American people remotely," she wrote.

McEnany's positive test result follows several others in recent days -- including President Donald Trump himself, first lady Melania Trump, campaign manager Bill Stepien, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway.

Several others, including Republican Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, also tested positive after attending Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination ceremony at the White House late last month.

Meanwhile, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said he would call for an investigation of whether Trump's campaign team violated health protocols by attending a fundraiser at Trump's golf course in Bedminster.

"The President and his staff acted recklessly in coming to New Jersey knowing that they had been exposed to someone with a confirmed positive test," Murphy tweeted Monday.

Presidential adviser Hope Hicks received a positive coronavirus test Wednesday, before Thursday's event held at the Trump National Golf Course.

State health officials and contact tracers are following up with 206 attendees and 19 staff members who were involved in both events, the governor said. He urged the state's attorney general to followup on any instances of the Trump team failing to comply with health rules.

The governor urged anyone who attended the Bedminster event, which was held indoors, to get tested and self-quarantine for 14 days.

Trump will be discharged from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Monday doctors said.

Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence have previously tested negative, and were set to head to Salt Lake City Monday in advance of Wednesday's vice presidential debate at the University of Utah.

President Donald Trump hospitalized for COVID-19

President Donald Trump returns to the Truman Balcony of the White House on Monday after three days of treatment for COVID-19 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo

Trump removes his face mask and continued to downplay the pandemic, telling Americans not to fear the virus. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo

Trump thanked the medical team at Walter Reed for his care, which included some experimental treatments. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo

Trump, joined by Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, returns to the White House aboard Marine One. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo

A member of a cleaning crew disinfects the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, where a coronavirus outbreak has infected visitors, journalists and staff. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo

A member of the cleaning crew wearing protective gear sprays disinfectant in the lower press area of the White House. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo

A Trump supporter in campaign gear -- including a face mask -- joins a gathering outside the hospital Monday before Trump was discharged. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

A woman argues with a person dressed as the Grim Reaper outside Walter Reed on Monday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

Trump supporters participate in an impromptu rally outside the hospital before the president's departure on Monday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

The president physician, Dr. Sean Conley, said in a briefing Monday before Trump's release that Trump "may not entirely be out of the woods yet." Photo by Chris Kleponis/UPI | License Photo

Trump walks out of the hospital, where he was given intravenous drugs and supplemental oxygen to fight the virus. Photo by Chris Kleponis/UPI | License Photo

Marine One lands to pick up Trump from the hospital. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

Notes and signs of well wishes are left outside the hospital during Trump's stay. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

The president posted several tweets Monday morning, criticizing the media and calling for his supporters to vote. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

Alyssa Farah, White House director of strategic communications, speaks to reporters at the White House on Sunday. Photo by Michael Reynolds/UPI | License Photo

Meadows listens in the background as Conley gives an update Sunday on the condition of the president, saying he could be released as early as Monday. Photo by Michael Reynolds/UPI | License Photo

Walter Reed has a secure presidential suite. Photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI | License Photo

Conley briefs reporters on the president's condition Saturday morning at Walter Reed. Conley said Trump was doing "very well." Photo by Rod Lamkey/UPI | License Photo

Trump waves from the presidential motorcade upon arriving at Walter Reed on Friday. He also made a "surprise" motorcade visit outside the hospital on Sunday. Photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI | License Photo

The hospital is run by the U.S. Department of Defense. Photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI | License Photo

Trump exits the Marine One helicopter with Meadows on arrival at Walter Reed after the short flight from the White House. Photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI | License Photo

U.S. Secret Service agents wearing protective face masks stand by as Trump departs from the South Lawn of the White House on Marine One for the short flight to Bethesda on Friday. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/UPI | License Photo

White House staff wear protective face masks as they wait for the president's departure from the White House. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/UPI | License Photo

Trump boards Marine One for the trip to the hospital. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/UPI | License Photo

Trump, accompanied by staffers, walks from the White House to the helicopter under his own power. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/UPI | License Photo

Trump exits the White House. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/UPI | License Photo

First lady Melania Trump, who has also contracted COVID-19, remained in the White House to recover. Photo by Sarah Silbiger/UPI | License Photo

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany walks away from the microphones after talking to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House on Friday. On Monday, she tested positive for COVID-19. Photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI | License Photo