WEDNESDAY 1ST OCTOBER
Ronna McDaniel, 47, president of the Republican National Convention
McDaniel is said to have been the first positive case. It wasn't released until after Trump's diagnosis.
She was last in contact with Trump on September 25. McDaniel began isolation on September 26 when a member of her family tested positive. She got her results a few days later.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2
Hope Hicks, 31, adviser to the President
Hicks was the first reported case and was tied to the president's positive test.
She flew him through the week leading up to the diagnosis and felt uncomfortable on the way back from a rally in Minnesota Wednesday night.
She quarantined Air Force One to stay away from him.
President Donald Trump, 74
Confirmed positive diagnosis on Friday October 2nd at 1am. Was taken to Walter Reed on Friday evening, where he stayed on Monday afternoon.
Symptoms reported included difficulty breathing, lethargy, and fever.
On Friday he received an antibody cocktail and other treatments.
First Lady Melania Trump, 50 years old
Confirmed positive diagnosis on Friday October 2nd at 1am. She has been quarantined in the White House.
She suffered from mild symptoms such as coughs and headaches, but has repeatedly said that she feels “fine”.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
Ms. John Jenkins, 66, President of Notre Dame University
Jenkins attended the unveiling of Amy Coney Barrett as Trump's Supreme Court nomination without a mask on Saturday, September 25th.
It is widely believed that the White House Rose Garden event is the source of many infections.
It is not believed to have severe symptoms.
Mike Lee, 49, Republican Senator from Utah
Lee also attended the event in the rose garden and hugged other participants without a mask.
It is also not believed to have severe symptoms.
Bill Stepien, 42, Trump's campaign manager
Stepien tested positive after Trump.
He had mild flu-like symptoms and planned to continue working from home.
He competed in the Cleveland rally on Tuesday night after flying to and from the event with Trump and Hicks on Air Force One.
Michael Shear, 52, White House correspondent for the New York Times, and two other unnamed journalists
The positive diagnoses of the journalists were announced on Friday.
Two attended the SCOTUS event where they said they had been forced into pen-like housings on the back with little space between them.
Hardly any of the guests at the event wore masks, they said.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 3
Thom Tillis, 60, Republican Senator from North Carolina
Tillis announced that he tested positive after routinely testing negative.
He said he was asymptomatic.
"I have been routinely tested for COVID-19 for the past few months, including the negative test last Saturday, but tonight my rapid antigen test was positive again," he said in a statement.
Chris Christie, 58, former New Jersey Governor
Christie has been to the White House a lot over the past few weeks and has been to the SCOTUS event.
He tested positive on Saturday and was hospitalized out of caution because of his health problems, including asthma.
Nicholas Luna, 29, Head of Oval Office Operations and "Body Man"
Luna's professional requirements include following Trump at all times.
He tested positive on Saturday night, more than 24 hours after President Trump
Ron Johnson, 65, Republican Senator from Wisconsin
Johnson was still attending an Oktoberfest on Friday night, waiting for the results of a COVID-19 test, despite knowing he'd come into contact with others who had tested positive.
He defended it and said it was asymptomatic
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4
Kellyanne Conway, 53, former adviser to the President of the White House
Conway and her daughter both tested positive.
Daughter Claudia revealed to Tik Tok that her mother had coughed all over her house
MONDAY 5TH OCTOBER
Kayleigh McEnany, 32, White House Press Secretary
McEnany had tested negative last week after Trump's diagnosis and continued to give press conferences without a mask until Sunday
Chad Gilmartin, Deputy Press Secretary
Karoline Leavitt, deputy press officer
Two unnamed employees who work in the White House residence.
According to the New York Times, they were told to use "discretion" in the discussion
TUESDAY 6TH OCTOBER
Stephen Miller, 35, White House Policy Advisor
Miller had worked remotely for five days, taking a negative coronavirus test every day before testing positive, the administration said.
WEDNESDAY 14TH OCTOBER
Trish Scalia, wife of Labor Minister Eugene Scalia
Trish Scalia tested positive Tuesday night. She had "mild symptoms, but was fine," the Department of Labor said.
Ms. Scalia was among those attending the event in the White House rose garden.
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