AOC tests positive for COVID-19 after partying in Miami maskless
The positive test comes shortly after the congresswoman was seen without a mask in a Miami bar, according to video that circulated on social media
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a statement from her office on Sunday night.
According to a statement, the congresswoman is recovering from the virus at home and is experiencing symptoms. Ocasio-Cortez received her booster shot in the fall, according to the statement.
REP. ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ FILMED MASKLESS AT PACKED FLORIDA BAR
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks during a rally for immigration provisions to be included in the Build Back Better Act outside the U.S. Capitol, Dec. 7, 2021 in Washington. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
The positive coronavirus test comes shortly after the congresswoman was seen without a mask in a Miami bar, according to video that circulated on social media.
On Dec. 30, the National Review also reported that Ocasio-Cortez was spotted maskless in Miami while at a restaurant outdoors with her boyfriend.
Ocasio-Cortez's trip to Florida came during a time when her home state of New York saw a record surge in coronavirus cases due to the omicron variant's spread.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ocasio-Cortez was spotted in Florida with her boyfriend amid a coronavirus spike in New York City, in a photo published by National Review. (National Review/Anonymous)
The congresswoman responded by criticizing Republicans for "projecting their sexual frustrations onto my boyfriend’s feet."
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"It’s starting to get old ignoring the very obvious, strange, and deranged sexual frustrations that underpin the Republican fixation on me, women,& LGBT+ people in general. These people clearly need therapy, won’t do it, and use politics as their outlet instead. It’s really weird," Ocasio-Cortez said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attends a press conference about a postal banking pilot program outside the Capitol in Washington, on April 15, 2021. (Saul Loeb/ AFP via Getty Images)
In the announcement on Sunday night, Ocasio-Cortez's office encouraged Americans to get their booster shot and follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
Fox News' Jon Brown contributed to this report