INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston, R-Fishers, tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, his office said.
Huston is quarantining at home with mild symptoms, and he has not been in contact recently with legislative members or staff, according to a news release.
Huston's office said he has not been at the Statehouse in the past week.
"The pandemic has impacted Hoosiers and their families across our state, especially in the recent surge of cases. Unfortunately, I have tested positive for COVID-19 as well," Huston said Thursday in a statement. "I will continue quarantining at home and taking all necessary precautions. I look forward to returning to work when it's safe to do so."
Huston is the latest Indiana political figure to be affected by the coronavirus.
- Now-former State Rep. Terry Goodin, D-Austin, tested positive for COVID-19 in mid-August.
- State Health Commissioner Kristina Box tested positive for the coronavirus in mid-October. Gov. Eric Holcomb quarantined as a precautionary measure and later tested negative.
- Attorney General-elect Todd Rokita's positive COVID-19 test was announced on Election Day.
- Holcomb quarantined again in late November after he was exposed to COVID-19 by several members of the his security detail. He again later tested negative.
- Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett also quarantined after he was exposed to COVID-19 in late November. He tested negative for the coronavirus.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March, more than 6,200 Hoosiers have died and nearly 400,000 have tested positive.
Indiana was the only state in the country last week to have more than 1,000 positive cases per million people. In his weekly news conference Wednesday, Holcomb said, "The state of Indiana is on fire."
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