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PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) — At least eight members of the South Dakota House of Representatives have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past week or so.
Among them is District 24 Rep. Will Mortenson of Pierre, who received his positive test result Friday. He says he started feeling unwell mid-week.
“Right away I didn’t feel that bad, other than that I was just totally wracked with worry and guilt over the people that I saw and the potential that I would have spread it around,” Mortenson said.
Mortenson says he’ll participate in the session remotely, as he feels up to it. He said he’d like to return when it’s safe to do so, but isn’t sure when that will be.
Prior to the start of the session, the Senate implemented a face mask mandate, while the House did not.
At this point, no state senators have disclosed that they’ve tested positive.
(Jody Heemstra, Dakota Radio Group, contributed to this report.)
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