Herman Cain, a 2012 GOP presidential candidate, is being treated for the coronavirus. A statement on his Twitter account called his symptoms “serious” but said he is “awake and alert.” He attended President Trump's June 20 rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
FILE - In this June 20, 2014, file photo, Herman Cain, CEO, The New Voice, speaks during Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority event in Washington. Cain is being treated for the coronavirus at an Atlanta-area hospital. That's according to a statement posted on his Twitter account Thursday, July 2, 2020.
Cain, 74, was hospitalized after developing “serious” symptoms but is “awake and alert,” according to the statement. Asked whether Cain met at the rally with other senior campaign or administration officials, Trump campaign spokesperson Tim Murtaugh responded that “contact tracing was conducted after the Tulsa rally but we do not comment regarding the medical information of individuals.”At least six campaign staffers and two members of the Secret Service working in advance of the Tulsa rally tested positive for COVID-19.
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