On Wednesday, the State Department announced that Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, who attended the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on April 30, had tested positive. A spokesman for the department said that Mr. Blinken, who had mild symptoms, had not seen Mr. Biden in several days.
George Cheeks, the president and chief executive of CBS, tested positive on Thursday; he had been sitting beside President Biden at the dinner, the network confirmed on Friday.
Many had questioned whether it was advisable to pack 2,600 people into a windowless hotel ballroom. Proof of vaccination and a same-day negative test were required and boosters were strongly encouraged, but masks were optional.
Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive in late April, but she had not seen the president for eight days before that.