With the rise in coronavirus cases, a mask mandate returned to the Capitol towards the end of July, but only on the House side. Still, before the August recess, most Democratic senators wore masks in the building and in the Senate chamber, while many Republicans did not.
Colorado does not regularly release information about breakthrough infections, but in early August, the state did announce that positive cases among vaccinated Coloradans had risen sharply in July. While still making up just three percent of all COVID-19 infections since Jan. 1, the breakthrough cases in Colorado were 20 percent of all identified cases in the first three weeks of July.
COVID-19 wreaked havoc on the U.S. Capitol last year. NPR reported that dozens of lawmakers got sick and hundreds of staff members tested positive. From Colorado's delegation, both Rep. Doug Lamborn and Rep. Ed Perlmutter tested positive for COVID-19 last November.
This year has been much quieter, as most members of Congress got vaccinated. Until this summer, NPR reports that the most recent outbreak of cases for members of Congress occurred after the Jan. 6 insurrection. It forced members to gather inside in close quarters for several hours, and not all members wore masks. Still, a small group of House members has refused to get vaccinated.
CPR’s Caitlyn Kim contributed reporting.
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