Mike Pence remains on campaign trail despite COVID outbreak among aides. (Photo: White House)

Washington, October 26 (RHC)-- A new outbreak in the White House has infected at least five of Vice President Mike Pence’s aides.  In spite of the news, Pence, who the White House says has tested negative, has continued campaigning and is refusing to quarantine, in defiance of guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

Meanwhile, Donald Trump and Joe Biden continued campaigning over the weekend.  Trump told supporters at a rally in Florida he would “quickly end this pandemic,” despite increasing cases across the country.  Meanwhile, Biden told supporters in his home city of Wilmington, Delaware, that Trump has “quit on America,” and assured voters he would listen to scientists and push to mandate mask-wearing across the country.

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 are continuing to surge in the United States as more than 83,000 new infections were recorded on both Friday and Saturday — the highest daily totals since the pandemic started. vHospitalizations rose in 38 states over the past week. Total confirmed cases in the U.S. have now topped 8.6 million, with a death toll over 225,000 — both numbers are the highest in the world.