U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Saks, said Thursday he had tested positive for COVID-19, the second Alabama congressman this month to announce a coronavirus diagnosis. 
“I immediately consulted with the Office of the Attending Physician and am currently self-isolating,” the congressman wrote in a tweet. “I am experiencing mild symptoms but otherwise I am in good spirits and looking forward to getting back to work soon.”
Rogers, first elected to the U.S. House in 2002, represents an east Alabama district that includes portions of north and eastern Montgomery County. He won re-election last month.
U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, announced on Dec. 4 that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and was isolating. A statement from Aderholt’s office said he was asymptomatic. 
Two state senators — Jim McClendon, R-Springville, and Randy Price, R-Opelika — were hospitalized with COVID-19 earlier this year, but have recovered. At least five members of the Alabama House have had positive COVID-19 tests. 
According to BamaTracker, which compiles data on the coronavirus outbreak, over 310,000 Alabamians have tested positive for COVID-19. More than 4,200 have died. The state averaged 2,624 new cases a day over the past week, part of a surge that is straining Alabama hospitals.