File photo of U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. (Photo credit: Dr. Vivek Murthy Facebook account)
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and his wife, as well as their son contracted the coronavirus days after their daughter had the virus.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy tweeted on Friday that he had tested positive for COVID-19.
Murthy also wrote his wife, Alice, and their 5-year-old son had also contracted the coronavirus.
"Alice and I have mild symptoms. She has a headache and fatigue. I'm experiencing muscle aches, chills, and sore throat," the surgeon general added. "Our breathing is fine, thankfully."
The announcement came several days after Murthy said his 4-year-old daughter had the virus.
New COVID-19 cases in the United States are down by more than 60 percent over the past two weeks. A number of states and cities are lifting masking requirements.
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on Thursday that it's "very good news" that new cases and hospitalizations are going down.
"However, when you look at the CDC map of high and substantial activity, it's still really mostly red or orange, which means that it's right up there where a lot of activity," Fauci told PBS NewsHour during an interview.
The United States has reported more than 88 million COVID-19 infections and 932,000 deaths as of Friday afternoon, both the highest in the world, according to Johns Hopkins University data. ■
