One of President-elect Joe Biden's closest advisors Cedric Richmond tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday, according to his transition team. Richmond, 47, first began experiencing symptoms on Wednesday, the transition said.

 Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond, who is set to quit from Congress to join the incoming Biden administration as a senior adviser, tested positive two days after travelling to Atlanta to attend a campaign rally that Biden headlined for Democratic Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock, Biden transition spokesperson Kate Bedingfield said in a statement.

Biden has stayed close to home since last month's election, and the rally marked just the second time since Election Day that he is left his home state of Delaware.

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, voting rights activist Stacey Abrams and United State Rep.-elect Nikema Williams also attended the rally but did not come in CDC-defined close contact with Richmond, either, Bedingfield said.

Richmond was a key figure in helping Biden leverage his own long-standing relationships with Congressional Black Caucus members.

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