Couple Tests Positive For Coronavirus At Rego Park Church

REGO PARK, QUEENS — A couple that attended mass at Our Lady of the Angelus Church in Rego Park tested positive for COVID-19, the Diocese of Brooklyn said Wednesday.

The couple was last at the church for Stations of the Cross and mass at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 13, according to a spokesperson for the Diocese of Brooklyn, which also encompasses Queens.

Three priests in Brooklyn and Queens also tested positive for the new coronavirus, the Diocese said Wednesday. The priests led services at St. Brigid Church in Bushwick, St. Gabriel’s Church in East Elmhurst and Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary & St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Parish in Ozone Park.

Those churches either received or will receive a deep cleaning and sanitization, according to the Diocese.

The Diocese of Brooklyn canceled all masses, as of Monday, March 16, and closed all churches and rectories until further notice starting March 20.

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