The officers worked during the final stretch of the presidential campaign
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Dozens of Secret Service Uniformed Division officers are in isolation or quarantine due to testing positive for COVID-19 or having close contact with someone who is, a source familiar with the matter said Friday.
The majority of the officers sidelined are under quarantine as a precaution and have not tested positive for the virus.
The Washington Post first reported on Friday that 130 Secret Service officers have been ordered to isolate or quarantine due to COVID-19. ABC News has not confirmed that number.
The Uniformed Division officers involved were working at events during the final stretch of the presidential campaign, performing public-facing duties like manning magnetometers and bag-check stations. Those officers are separate from Secret Service Special Agents, who have closer contact with protectees like the president and president-elect.
White House officials declined to comment on the Secret Service outbreak and whether they are cooperating with contact-tracing efforts.
The Biden campaign declined to comment as well.
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