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Rep. Lou Correa announces COVID-19 diagnosis
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Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif., shown here with Rep. Val Demings, R-Fla., in December 2019, announced Saturday that he has contracted COVID-19. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI | License Photo
Jan. 16 (UPI) Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif., announced Saturday that he has contracted COVID-19.
In a statement posted to Twitter, Correa wrote that he will self-quarantine and will abstain from attending President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration Wednesday.
Advertisement In my community, everyone knows someone affected. COVID-19 has hit us hard, and for months, families have struggled while our community attempts to contain the virus, he said in a statement. Even in quarantine, I will continue to work for them and ensure my struggling neighbors in Central Orange County have the assistance they need to survive, he said in a statement.