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Bergen, Hudson Assemblywoman Angelica Jimenez Says She Has Coronavirus, Shares Symptoms
Assemblywoman Angelica Jimenez says she tested positive for coronavirus.
Jimenez (D-Bergen, Hudson) was tested at Holy Name Hospital on Sunday, and has since been in self-quarantine at home, she said in a statement.
New Jersey had 18,696 confirmed COVID-19 cases including 267 deaths as of Tuesday.
Jimenez's symptoms came on swiftly on Saturday, starting with a pounding headache and body aches.
She contacted her doctor, got tested and results returned Tuesday were positive, she said. Her eighth grade daughter Gianna is showing no symptoms, the assemblywoman said.
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