A New York attorney who tested positive for the coronavirus had not recently traveled internationally but did spend time in Florida.

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The case is New York state's second confirmed coronavirus case and the state’s first apparent instance of community spread, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday.

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It's unknown when the 50-year-old man traveled to Miami, but health officials are testing relatives and working to backtrace any other contacts for risk, NBC New York reported.

Florida health officials expressed frustration that New York officials didn't inform them of the infection of a New York patient who had traveled to Miami. Florida learned about the case through the news media.

Florida has a third presumptive positive coronavirus result

Two people in Florida have tested positive for COVID-19, and a third person is believed to have the virus.

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