A Westchester County attorney became the second person in New York to test positive for the new coronavirus, officials said Tuesday, leading to the closure of a Bronx private school attended by one of his children, the halt of services at a synagogue and the testing of several people at his Midtown Manhattan law firm.

The new patient, 50 years old, lives in New Rochelle, north of New York City, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday. New York City health officials said the man works at Lewis and Garbuz PC. Calls to employees of the firm were not returned

The man first became ill on Feb. 22, and was admitted to the NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville on Feb. 27. On Monday, he was transferred to NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center in Manhattan so that he could receive a higher level of care, city officials said. He is in serious condition, according to the officials.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a Tuesday news conference that the man has had respiratory issues on and off in the last month.

When the patient grew sicker last week, the family thought he had some form of viral pneumonia, the patient’s father-in-law, a retired doctor, said in an interview.