At least 12 Michigan lawmakers and three dozen Capitol staffers have contracted Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, Republican legislative leaders say for the first time.
Among those infected are three of 38 state senators and sixteen staffers or interns in the Senate, plus and eight of 110 state representatives and 21 staffers in the House, Bridge Michigan reports.
A ninth [representative], Republican state Rep. Mark Huizenga of Walker, confirmed Wednesday that he tested positive for antibodies. ...
That means about 8 percent of all state lawmakers have had Covid-19 (at least 12 of 148), almost twice the statewide rate in MIchigan, where roughly 4.4 percent of the total population has tested positive since March, according to health department data.
GOP lawmakers have refused to pass a mask mandate despite Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's urging. Some have also refused to wear masks.
