Madison Square Garden Company CEO James Dolan tests positive for COVID-19

executive chairman of Madison Square Garden Company, owner of NBA’s New York Knicks, and NHL’s New York Rangers, James Dolan has tested positive for deadly coronavirus. According to Twitter anuncement made by Knicks PR on March 29, Dolan has been placed under self-isolation and is currently witnessing “little to symptoms” of COVID-19. Both NBA and NHL had suspended ir seasons earlier in March due to unprecedented outbreak of deadly coronavirus outbreak. 

Dolan is first United States major pro sports owner kwn to have tested positive of COVID-19 and also owns or venues like Radio City Music Hall, Hulu atre and Chicago atre. anuncement of him testing positive of coronavirus came as New York emerges as new hotspot of deadly pathogen. While all 50 states of US have reported some cases of COVID-19, New York has confirmed over 52,000 cases and over 700 fatalities.

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7,300 coronavirus patients in NY

According to reports, at least 7,300 people were in New York hospitals on March 28 including at least 1,800 in intensive care. Most patients of coronavirus show mild or moderate symptoms including fever, cough, but also milder cases of pneumonia, which require hospitalisation. risk of death is reportedly greater for older adults and people with or health problems. Meanwhile, multiple NBA players have tested positive including Kevin Durant of Brooklyn Nets and Marcus Smart of Boston Celtics who anunced his positive test results on March 19. 

NBA had been shut down since March 11 since Rudy Gobert became first player in league to have tested positive of COVID-19. Later, Dovan Mitchell and Christian Wood from NBA teams also tested positive. All players have w reportedly recovered.

coronavirus, which originated in China in December 2019, has w claimed over 30,883 lives worldwide as of March 29. According to tally by international news ncy, pandemic has w spread to 199 countries and has infected at least 664,103 people. Out of total infections, 142,361 have been recovered but easily spread virus is continuing to disrupt many lives. Major cities have been put under lockdown in almost all countries, and ecomy is struggling. 

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