The Idaho Legislature has voted to shut down for several weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19BOISE, Idaho -- The Idaho Legislature voted Friday to shut down for several weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19. Five of those who tested positive are Republicans and one is Democrat. The three lawmakers who tested positive this week, two Republicans and one Democrat, had all been participating in debates on the House floor. The House, with the illness spreading, requested the Senate recess as well. ———This story has been updated to correct that six representatives have tested positive, not five.

Source: ABC News March 19, 2021 17:29 UTC