Second COVID-19 Case Confirmed in New York... Two Schools Closed

[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] The second case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has been confirmed in New York, USA.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on the 3rd (local time) that "a New York State resident with a respiratory illness was diagnosed with COVID-19 at a New York City hospital."

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo also held a press conference and stated that the patient is a 50-year-old male lawyer working in Westchester County, a suburb of New York, who has not traveled abroad.

New York City and state health officials are tracing and identifying those who may have come into contact with this patient.

SAR Academy, an Orthodox Jewish school in Riverdale attended by one of the patient's children, was temporarily closed that day. Another Jewish school also decided to close temporarily.

In New York, on the 29th of last month, a woman in her 30s who traveled to Iran was confirmed as the first COVID-19 patient and is currently isolated at her Manhattan residence.

According to the announcement by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on this day, as of 4 p.m. on the 2nd, there are 108 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States.

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