WASHINGTON, D.C.: United States Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on Saturday, a spokesman said, the latest in a list of figures connected to Donald Trump’s administration to do so.

Marc Short began quarantine and was assisting in the contract tracing process, Pence spokesman Devin O’Malley said in a statement.

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