An aide to U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has tested positive for COVID-19, CNBC reports quoting a senior source from the administration.

The news comes just a day after confirmation that President Donald Trump’s personal valet had also tested positive for the disease.

The Vice President was scheduled to travel to Des Moines, Iowa, in the morning, but his departure from Andrews Air Force Base was delayed by nearly an hour.

The U.S. is the worst affected country by the COVID-19 pandemic, having registered more than 1.2million infections and fatalities exceeding 75,000.

Source(s): CNBC