As of Sunday, 1,232 people are believed to have been infected in Monrovia’s Montserrado County— more than a third of Liberia’s total cases to date, according to Liberia’s health ministry.

Sanvee described Weah as a patriot who loves Liberia as he does, but he said he has fundamental political differences with Weah when it comes to who should represent Montserrado County in the ...