For any copyright, please send me a message. Donald Trump's campaign manager Bill Stepien has tested positive for COVID-19, joining at least seven figures in the president's inner circle who became infected after attending Amy Coney Barrett's ceremonial nomination to the Supreme Court last weekend. Stepien received the results of his test on Friday night, Politico reported, citing a senior campaign official who said he is suffering 'mild flu-like symptoms'. The 42-year-old campaign manager had traveled to Cleveland with Trump and his team on Tuesday for the first presidential debate, where he was seen in close proximity to the president's top aide Hope Hicks, who also tested positive. He also attended debate prep sessions with former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, who announced on Friday that she was also infected. Stepien's diagnosis came as Trump was transported to Walter Reed hospital in Washington, DC, after he and first lady Melania tested positive. Meanwhile, former New Jersey Gov Chris Christie says he is awaiting the results of his coronavirus test after helping the president prepare for Tuesday's debate. The senior official who spoke to Politico said Stepien will work remotely while Deputy Campaign Manager Justin Clark - who tested negative - is expected to oversee the campaign's headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. Advisers stressed that Stepien, who became campaign manager in July when Trump replaced Brad Parscale, will maintain control of the campaign, Politico reported. But his diagnosis undoubtedly throws a wrench into the Trump team as yet another head of the president's re-election effort, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, also revealed on Friday that she too is infected. Share this article Share The news of a coronavirus cluster within Trump's inner circle came just under a month ahead of the presidential election as polls show the incumbent trailing his Democratic opponent Joe Biden in several key battleground states. Cleveland officials said at least 11 people involved in the set-up and planning of Tuesday night's debate have tested positive for coronavirus, but said that no city residents appear so far to have contracted the virus as a result of the event. The cluster may have emerged three days prior to the debate when Trump announced Barrett as his pick to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. The September 26 gathering attracted around 100 people - many of them not wearing face masks and all sitting close. Attendees were photographed hugging, shaking hands and chatting without face masks - giving rise to fears that it was a 'super-spreader event'.At least seven attendees - Trump, Melania, Hicks, Conway, Sens Mike Lee and Tom Till