Some schools in the area closed due to concerns about the virus. SAR Academy was one of them and that's where one of the man's children is a student.

Cuomo said the man's family and known recent contacts are being tested for the virus.

The governor says more cases are expected as the outbreak spreads and testing ramps up.

“You're going to see an increasing spread,” Cuomo said.

This news comes as state lawmakers passed an emergency bill overnight to help fight coronavirus.

The measure will provide $40 million to hire additional staff, procure equipment, and any other resources necessary to respond to the potential coronavirus pandemic.

New York’s first case of the virus was confirmed Sunday night. Still, officials say the risk to the general public remains low.

"There has to be perspective here and context for all of this. It will continue to spread. At the end of the day most people won't even, who get infected, won't even know they had it," said Cuomo.

Cuomo has said the state has a goal of being able to process 1000 tests for the virus a day by the end of the week. Given Tuesday's developments the push is on to implement additional testing protocols.

"Our capacity was only a couple hundred a day. You take one of these situations and you're tracking back possible exposures, you see the numbers increasing very quickly," said Cuomo.