Giuliani has tested positive for the coronavirus, Trump says.

Rudolph W. Giuliani, the previous New York Metropolis mayor and President Trump’s private and marketing campaign lawyer, has examined optimistic for the coronavirus, Mr. Trump introduced on Twitter on Sunday.

“@RudyGiuliani, by far the best mayor within the historical past of NYC, and who has been working tirelessly exposing essentially the most corrupt election (by far!) within the historical past of the USA, has examined optimistic for the China Virus. Get higher quickly Rudy, we are going to keep on!!!” Mr. Trump wrote. It was unclear why Mr. Trump was the one asserting it.

Mr. Giuliani was at Georgetown College Medical Heart, in accordance with an individual who was conscious of his situation however not licensed to talk publicly. Mr. Giuliani, at age 76, is within the high-risk class for the virus. Later Sunday, he wrote on Twitter: “Thanks to all my mates and followers for all of the prayers and sort needs. I’m getting nice care and feeling good. Recovering shortly and maintaining with all the pieces.”

His son, Andrew H. Giuliani, a White Home adviser, said on Nov. 20 he had examined optimistic for the virus. He had appeared at a information convention along with his father the day prior.

Mr. Giuliani has repeatedly been uncovered to the virus via contact with contaminated folks, together with throughout Mr. Trump’s preparation for his first debate towards President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. in September, simply earlier than the president examined optimistic.

Mr. Giuliani has been appearing because the lead lawyer for Mr. Trump’s efforts to overthrow the outcomes of the election. He has repeatedly claimed he has proof of widespread fraud, however he has declined to submit that proof in authorized circumstances he has filed. He just lately traveled to 3 battleground states that Mr. Biden gained to make his case.

“Mayor Giuliani examined destructive twice instantly previous his journey to Arizona, Michigan, and Georgia,” the Trump marketing campaign stated. “The Mayor didn’t expertise any signs or check optimistic for COVID-19 till greater than 48 hours after his return.”

Nevertheless, an individual involved with the previous mayor stated he started feeling unwell late this previous week.

His an infection is the newest in a string of outbreaks amongst these within the president’s orbit. Boris Epshteyn, a member of the Trump marketing campaign authorized workforce, examined optimistic late final month. The identical day, Mr. Giuliani attended a gathering of Republican state lawmakers in Pennsylvania about allegations of voting irregularities. One of many lawmakers at that assembly was notified shortly after whereas on the White Home that he had examined optimistic.

Mark Meadows, the president’s chief of employees, and no less than eight others within the White Home and Mr. Trump’s circle, examined optimistic within the days earlier than and after Election Day.

Mr. Trump was hospitalized on Oct. 2 after contracting the coronavirus. Kayleigh McEnany, the president’s press secretary, Corey Lewandowski, a marketing campaign adviser, and Ben Carson, the housing secretary, are amongst these within the president’s circle who’ve examined optimistic this fall.

Mr. Giuliani appeared on Fox Information earlier on Sunday. Talking with the host Maria Bartiromo via satellite, Mr. Giuliani repeated baseless claims about fraud in Georgia and Wisconsin on “Sunday Morning Futures.” When requested if he believed Mr. Trump nonetheless had a path to victory, he stated, “We do.”