Two State Assembly members test positive for the virusGov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Saturday night that two State Assembly members from Brooklyn had tested positive for the coronavirus. “It has come to our attention that two of our Assembly colleagues — Helene Weinstein and Charles Barron — have been diagnosed with COVID-19,” according to a statement released by Mr. Cuomo and the Assembly speaker, Carl E. Heastie. Mr. Barron, 69, and Ms. Weinstein, 67, have not been in Albany since early March “for separate reasons,” according to the statement.

Source: New York Times March 14, 2020 12:36 UTC