DC Episcopal church confirms second coronavirus case

Mary Margaret Olohan, DCNF

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 09: Christ Episcopal Church Georgetown is shown March 09, 2020 in Washington, DC. Members of the congregation have been asked to self-quarantine following possible exposure to the Rev. Timothy Cole, the church rector and the first known coronavirus patient in the nation's capital. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) — (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

A spokesman from a Washington, D.C., church confirmed a second case of coronavirus.

Christ Church spokesman Rob Volmer confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation that the church’s organist, Tom Smith, found out Monday evening that he tested positive.

“Tom is currently and will remain in self quarantine at his residence,” Volmer told the DCNF.

The news came after Volmer confirmed to the DCNF that about 550 parishioners from the greater D.C. area who attended a March 1 service at the Georgetown church are in voluntary self-quarantine through March 16. Some of these parishioners might have been visitors to the city, he said.

As of 9:45 pm on Monday, March 9, the District’s Coronavirus data includes three new confirmed cases. Please see below for full update or visit https://t.co/MEWs6uxEBa. pic.twitter.com/Vb04uEGh4M

— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) March 10, 2020

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