The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday.
According to the release, the 81-year-old Fauci is fully vaccined and is experiencing mild symptoms.
Fauci's first known Covid-19 infections are this one.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, older adults are more likely to be hospitalized and die from Covid-19 infections than younger people.
The number of Covid-19 cases reported by the CDC increased from a month before. One million Americans have died from Covid-19. Fauci has been the chief medical advisor to the president since January.
It looks like there is one million covid deaths in the U.S.