200 National Guard Members In DC Test COVID+

The Wall Street Journal reports:

Nearly 200 members of the National Guard deployed to Washington in the days leading up to Wednesday’s presidential inauguration have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and some officials fear cramped rest and working quarters contributed to the spread, defense officials said.

Approximately 26,000 Guard members from all 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia were deployed following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to secure the city through the Jan. 20 inauguration.

Since Guardsmen arrived at the Capitol in the days following the attack, images have emerged of hundreds of troops inside the Capitol or other sites, sometimes close together and occasionally not wearing masks,

Nearly 200 members of the National Guard deployed to Washington in the days leading up to the inauguration have tested positive for coronavirus. https://t.co/qSiWfuDmjA

— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) January 22, 2021