Gov. Andrew Cuomo: 22 New York Coronavirus Cases Including Neighbor Who Drove Ill Man To Hospital

The New York Post reports:

An additional nine New Yorkers have tested positive for coronavirus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday, ballooning the total numbers of cases to 22 statewide.

Eight of the new cases are in Westchester, connected to a single New Rochelle lawyer, identified by sources as 50-year-old Lawrence Garbuz, while the ninth is on Long Island, Cuomo said.

The afflicted attorney’s wife, son and daughter have also tested positive, as have a friend, his wife and three of their four kids, Cuomo has said. A neighbor who drove Garbuz to the hospital has additionally been confirmed to have the potentially deadly disease.