The executive director of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey has tested positive for coronavirus, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday morning.

Rick Cotton, who has headed the bi-state agency since 2017 will be quarantined and work from home, Cuomo said at a morning press conference

The Port Authority oversees Newark Liberty International Airport as well as New York City’s LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airports.

“He’s been at the airports when many people were coming back with the virus,” Cuomo said, adding that other senior Port Authority officials who work with Cotton will be tested and might need to be quarantined.

Port Authority Executive Director Rick Cotton, who has tested positive for coronavirus.

“Mr. Cotton is currently asymptomatic and has self-quarantined at his home while maintaining a full schedule," a Port Authority spokeswoman said in a statement. "Any staff members who have had close contact with him in recent days are also working from home as they follow the guidelines and protocols put in place by the New York State Department of Health.”

There are 142 cases of coronavirus in New York - 38 more than Sunday, Cuomo said. That includes 98 in Westchester County, 19 in New York City, 17 in Nassau County, four in Rockland County, two in Saratoga County and one apiece in Suffolk and Ulster counties. Eight of the 142 are hospitalized.

“We continue to expect more positive cases as we test,” Cuomo said in a tweet.

Cotton came to the Port Authority in 2017 after following 25 years at NBC Universal, including 20 years as executive vice president and general counsel. He also worked for four years in London as president and managing director of CNBC Europe.

In New Jersey there were six confirmed cases as of Sunday. Officials will offer an update later Monday.

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