2 members of 80-person municipal delegation from Colorado that traveled to Washington test positive for coronavirus

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Two members of a group of roughly 80 municipal officials from Colorado that traveled to Washington last week for a conference and met with Colorado’s congressional delegation have tested positive for the new coronavirus. 

Both showed symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, during their time in Washington. 

The entire group, which included representatives from 22 Colorado towns and cities, has been advised to self-quarantine for 14 days. That includes Kevin Bommer, the executive director of the Colorado Municipal League, who confirmed the infections on Wednesday. 

Bommer said neither he nor anyone else in the group — other than the people who tested positive — is sick or showing symptoms of the virus. The Colorado Municipal League organized and led the trip and were notified about the confirmed infections on Tuesday.

“In order to protect these individuals’ confidentiality, the League will not be releasing names or other details about them,” CML said in a statement. “Out of an abundance of caution for the health and safety of CML members and the public, the League notified attendees that they may have come into contact with an infected individual.”

The group was in Washington for the National League of Cities convention, which was held from March 8-11. The NLC, in a bulletin to its scores of attendees from across the country, says it was notified that two people who “were active participants in the conference — attending general sessions and workshops” — had tested positive for the illness. 

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