After RNC in Charlotte, 4 test positive for coronavirus
The Mecklenberg County Health Department on Friday announced four cases of the novel coronavirus linked to the Republican National Convention events held in Charlotte this week.
Posted — UpdatedTwo attendees and two support people have tested positive for COVID-19 and are in isolation, the health department Tweeted.
The convention, originally planned for Charlotte, was first moved to Jacksonville, Fla., after North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, could not promise President Trump the large-scale gathering typical of nominating events.
As the coronavirus surged across the South, Republicans again scaled back plans for a big meeting, but delegates did gather in Charlotte Monday to nominate Trump for a second term.
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