Adviser to US Vice President Mike Pence tests positive for COVID-19

A top adviser to Vice President Mike Pence tested positive for coronavirus earlier this week, Report says, citing Bloomberg.

Marty Obst serves as Pence's senior political adviser but is not a government employee.

Marc Short, chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, also has been diagnosed with Covid-19, the vice president's office announced in a statement later Saturday, marking the second top Pence aide to test positive this week.

Pence spokeswoman Katie Miller tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this year.

It's not clear when Obst was last close to Pence.

The vice president, who leads the White House coronavirus task force, held a rally in Tallahassee, Florida, on Saturday evening.