Health & Fitness
Top Pa. Senate Republican Leader Jake Corman Tests Positive For COVID-19
Corman's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment about whether the positive test affects any staffers or state senators.
November 10, 2021
Pennsylvania’s top Senate Republican tested positive for the coronavirus Wednesday morning — one day before making an anticipated gubernatorial campaign launch.
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Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman, R-Centre, is quarantining at his home in Bellefonte, Pa. Fully vaccinated for COVID-19, Corman is experiencing mild symptoms and out of an “overabundance of caution” has been routinely tested during the pandemic, his office said in a statement.
“Like many Americans, this morning Senator Corman tested positive for COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated,” his office said, adding that he “looks forward to a complete recovery.”
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With the Senate in session this week, Corman spoke on the floor of the upper chamber Tuesday night and was expected to announce his run for governor at an event Thursday night.
Corman’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment about whether the positive test affects any staffers or state senators.
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