Second case of coronavirus confirmed in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo says - CNBC

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a press conference to discuss the first positive case of novel coronavirus or COVID-19 in New York State on March 2, 2020 in New York City.

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A 50-year old man who worked in New York City is hospitalized with the COVID-19 virus, the second confirmed case in the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday.

The man lived in Westchester County with three children that attended the SAR Academy, which said it closed Tuesday as a precautionary measure.

Cuomo said the man was hospitalized because he has an underlying respiratory illness and no known travel history to China or other countries on the virus watch list. The man had also traveled to Miami, but the visit was not recent enough to pose a threat, he said.

Cuomo said the legislature passed "critical" emergency funding $40 million to help combat the fast-spreading virus.

The governor said more cases are expected as the outbreak spreads and testing ramps up. Cuomo added that more schools may voluntarily close until they can determine if the children of the infected man may have exposed other children to the virus.

"You cannot contain the spread. You can slow it, you can limit it, but you cannot contain the spread," Cuomo told reporters at a press conference. "It is inevitable that it will continue to spread."

This is the second confirmed case of coronavirus in the New York City area after the first case, a 39-year-old health care worker who lives in Manhattan, was announced on Sunday.

There are two other families in Buffalo, New York, that had traveled to Italy and are currently quarantined and awaiting their test results, Cuomo said.

2020-03-03 14:29:00Z
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