Jim Justice, governor of West Virginia, applauds on stage before participating in a round table discussion on tax reform with U.S. President Donald Trump, not pictured, at the White Sulphur Springs Civic Center in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, U.S., on Thursday, April 5, 2018. Trump revisited remarks he made about Mexican “rapists” crossing the U.S. border when he announced his run for president and assailed the nation’s immigration laws in a speech on Thursday that was supposed to focus on his tax law. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and his staff are being tested for the coronavirus after a staffer in the capitol building tested positive on Friday.
Justice says he was tested minutes before a noon press conference where he announced a record high of new cases. The state reported 540 confirmed coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours.
The employee who tested positive on Friday morning works for the attorney general, according to Curtis Johnson, a spokesman for Attorney General Patrick Morrisey.
West Virginia reported seven additional virus-related deaths, bringing the confirmed death toll to at least 487.
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