Vice President Pence and his wife test negative for coronavirus

Updated: October 2, 2020 Published: October 2, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, in Minneapolis last year. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, tested negative for the coronavirus Friday morning, hours after President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were diagnosed with an infection.

Spokesman Devin O’Malley says Pence “remains in good health and wishes the Trumps well in their recovery.”

Pence is tested every day for the virus, O’Malley confirmed.