Posted on: March 20, 2020 11:00 AM

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Coronavirus has many churches in deep cleaning after 17 tested positive

The Diocese of Brooklyn has suspended services after 6 Catholic churches in Queens and Brooklyn reported 17 positive cases of coronavirus. One entire family in Queens Village who attended the church, Our Lady of Lourdes tested positive. The locations of worshippers tested positive are Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in Queens Village, Holy Family Roman Catholic Church in Fresh Meadows, Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church in Jamaica, St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Church in Jackson Heights and Our Lady of Peace Roman Catholic Church in Gowanus. Churches are open for private prayers only. There will be no Easter services for the public. Also, two priests tested positive. One is from Sacred Heart in Glendale and the other is from St. Matthew's Church in Crown Heights.