Gridiron president says 53 people contracted COVID-19 after dinner
Gridiron President Tom DeFrank said on Friday that 53 individuals who attended the annual Gridiron Club dinner last Saturday had told the organization they tested positive for COVID-19.
The announcement comes a week after several high profile figures who attended the dinner said they tested positive for the virus.
Among those who tested positive include Vice President Harris’s Communications Director Jamal Simmons, Attorney General Merrick Garland, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, and Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Joaquin Castro (D-Texas).
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/3262963-gridiron-president-say-53-people-contracted-covid-19-after-dinner/