Shamed former Rep. Katie Hill says she has COVID while eight months pregnant despite being fully-vaccinated and receiving her booster.
Hill, 34, made the announcement on Twitter on Saturday, and said that she is not suffering from severe symptoms.
'I'm boosted and got COVID and am now quarantined for Christmas while almost 8 months pregnant,' her tweet read.
'And though my symptoms are mild I really wish I'd cancelled my plans for the couple weeks before this so stay safe out there, folks,' Hill added.
The former Congresswoman later shared on social media that she 'never stopped wearing masks' when asked if she had stopped protecting herself from COVID-19 after getting her booster shot. On Monday evening, the Centers for Disease Control announced that Omicron is now the dominant COVID strain the US, accounting for 73 per cent of all new cases - but up to 90 per cent of diagnoses in states including New York and New Jersey.
Meanwhile, the United States' first confirmed Omicron death has also been recorded - an unidentified man in his 50s from Houston who was unvaccinated and who had underlying health conditions.
Hill tweeted a photo of herself with her boyfriend, Alex Thomas, on November 28 at what appeared to be their baby shower for their soon-to-be-born son, Flinn
Last month, the bisexual former lawmaker also revealed that she is naming her baby boy Finn, in a photo posted on social media with her boyfriend Alex Thomas, a former playboy reporter.
Hill announced on November 28 that she is pregnant and expecting a boy, posing in a bikini for Vanity Fair two years after resigning from office under a cloud when her 'throuple' with a female campaign staffer was exposed.
'We can’t wait to meet Finn in just a few short months,' she wrote on Twitter.
'Thank you so much to everyone who has celebrated with us. This next chapter will be the best yet!
Speaking to the upmarket magazine, Hill described the pregnancy as a 'miracle'.
She also shared her battle with endometriosis, which left her with one ovary.
The California Democrat resigned from office in 2019 while facing a House ethics probe, after a DailyMail.com article revealed her three-way relationship with her then-husband Kenneth Heslep and 22-year-old campaign staffer Morgan Desjardins.
Nude photos of Hill also emerged, and she unsuccessfully sued DailyMail.com for running the snaps.
Prior to her fall from grace, Hill was considered a rising star in the Democratic Party, flipping a traditionally Republican seat in the US House in the 2018 election and cultivating a close relationship with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Hill fell from grace when her three-way relationship with her then-husband Kenneth Heslep and 22-year-old campaign staffer Morgan Desjardins was exposed (all three pictured together)
Prior to her resignation in 2019, Hill was considered a rising star in the Democratic Party, flipping a traditionally Republican seat in the US House in the 2018 election and cultivating a close relationship with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Meanwhile, the number of lawmakers and public figures that have tested positive for coronavirus has increased as the omicron variant continues to spread across the US.
Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced over the weekend that they were the latest high profile figures to test positive against the virus.
'I learned today that I tested positive for COVID-19 after first feeling symptoms on Saturday. My symptoms are relatively mild,' Booker said in a statement tweeted on Sunday.
'I'm beyond grateful to have received two doses of vaccine and, more recently, a booster – I'm certain that without them I would be doing much worse,' he added.
Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) revealed his positive COVID diagnoses on Sunday, saying he is 'grateful to have received two doses of vaccine and, more recently, a booster – I'm certain that without them I would be doing much worse.'
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) also shared her positive tests against coronavirus in a statement on Sunday
As of Monday morning, 133,012 Americans are testing positive for Covid every day, a 21 per cent increase over the past two weeks.
The daily average case count in the U.S. was up to 133,012, up 21 per cent from two weeks ago, as of December 19
The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 was up to 69,387 per day on average, a 16 per cent increase from two weeks ago.
Deaths were up 9 per cent, to 1,296 per day.
About 61 per cent of Americans are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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