Eric Adams has tested positive for COVID-19, a City Hall spokesperson said on Monday.
The mayor “tested positive a little while ago,” according to Deputy Mayor for Communications Fabien Levy. Levy later clarified that Adams received his positive test result after attending an event earlier in the afternoon.
Adams canceled most of his events on Monday – which included hosting a roundtable with members of the Jewish community and ethnic media and a town hall on the Underhill and Vanderbilt street redesign. He is still expected to receive a briefing from the NYPD on a recently thwarted terrorist attack on a Jewish center in Brooklyn, according to City Hall.
Adams, who is now more than halfway through his term, previously tested positive for COVID-19 on his 100th day in office at the same time that coronavirus cases were on the rise in New York City.
His latest bout with the virus comes as multiple federal investigations loom over his administration. The mayor visited two churches in Brooklyn on Sunday, where he compared himself to Job — the biblical figure known for enduring tragedy as a test of his faith in God.
New Yorkers saw a bump in coronavirus cases over the summer – reportedly driven by a new variant of the virus that is even infecting those who have already acquired some level of immunity. Meanwhile, foot traffic in Manhattan is now at nearly pre-pandemic levels, according to recently released data.
This is a developing story and may be updated.