Tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus

A four-year-old Malayan tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo has tested positive for coronavirus. The animal was most likely infected by a zoo employee.

The four-year-old Malayan tiger is believed to have been infected by a zoo employee.

The four-year-old Malayan tiger is believed to have been infected by a zoo employee. Source: WCS

A tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the US or a tiger anywhere.

The four-year-old Malayan tiger, and six other tigers and lions that have also fallen ill, are believed to have been infected by a zoo employee, the US Department of Agriculture said.

The first animal started showing symptoms March 27, and all are expected to recover, said the zoo, which has been closed to the public since March 16.

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