Bronx Councilman Ritchie Torres tests positive for coronavirus

Bronx Councilman Ritchie Torres confirmed Tuesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19.

News 12 Staff

Mar 17, 2020, 5:41 PM

Updated 1,511 days ago

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Bronx Councilman Ritchie Torres tests positive for coronavirus
Bronx Councilman Ritchie Torres confirmed Tuesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
The councilmember took to Twitter to tell constituents of his diagnosis as well as another senior staff member, who also tested positive.
He tweeted in part, “last night, I found out that I had tested positive for COVID-19. Over the weekend, I learned that a senior staff member had tested positive after experience symptoms for several days.”
Councilman Torres says all members of staff have been quarantined and are closely monitoring their health.


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