Third person tests positive for new coronavirus in New York

Metropolitan Transportation Authority worker Duane Clark works to sanitize surfaces at the Avenue X subway station, Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The MTA is stepping up efforts to sanitize cars and stations as fears mount over the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

Metropolitan Transportation Authority worker Duane Clark works to sanitize surfaces at the Avenue X subway station, Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The MTA is stepping up efforts to sanitize cars and stations as fears mount over the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

Published Mar 4, 2020

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New York - New York's Yeshiva University said on

Wednesday one of their students had tested positive for

COVID-19, marking the third case in the state.

The school said it was canceling all classes on Wednesday at

one of its four New York City campuses as a "precautionary step"

while it worked with authorities on how to best prepare and keep

its students safe.

Yeshiva did not identify the student.

On Tuesday, officials said a man in his 50s who lives in a

New York City suburb and works at a Manhattan law firm tested

positive for the virus. 

Health authorities said he had two

children, one of whom was a student at Yeshiva.

Reuters

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