GOP congresswoman-elect from Iowa says she has COVID-19 A Republican congresswoman-elect who flipped an Iowa seat in last week’s election says she has tested positive for the coronavirusIOWA CITY, Iowa -- A Republican congresswoman-elect who flipped an Iowa seat in last week's election said Thursday that she tested positive for the coronavirus. Ashley Hinson, a state representative and former television news anchor, said she learned of her positive test Wednesday night. Hinson unseated first-term Democratic Rep. Abby Finkenauer in Iowa's 1st Congressional District, which includes Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Waterloo and other cities and towns in the state's northeast. The district is one of the nation's worst coronavirus hot spots, with rapid community spread happening in Cedar Rapids and other cities and a huge outbreak at a state prison in Anamosa. “Iowa is Trump country!” she said.

Source: ABC News November 12, 2020 17:15 UTC