Assemblywoman Autumn Burke (D-Marina del Rey) has tested positive for coronavirus after apparently being exposed while the Legislature was reviewing the state budget.
Her positive test led to a closure of the state Capitol in Sacramento so the Assembly offices could be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized.
“On July 3rd I received a call from the Assembly Human Resources Department that I had a ‘mask to mask’ exposure to COVID-19 on June 26th,” Burke wrote on her Twitter page. “I was tested on the morning of July 4th and received my results in the evening that I had tested positive for the coronavirus.
“Currently my daughter and I have no symptoms, but will be remaining in quarantine until released by a doctor,” she wrote. “Thank you to everyone who has reached out with well wishes. We are fine, but it is of the utmost importance that everyone stay safe, be healthy & remain vigilant.”
The Los Angeles Times reported that four other people who work in the Capitol had also tested positive, and the building will be closed for a week.
A spokesman for Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) said there were five confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Assembly, but he declined to identify the other patients or say if they were elected officials or staffers.
