Lawyer with city agency tests positive

A city Law Department attorney has tested positive for coronavirus, raising concerns among municipal workers already worried about the city’s handling of the outbreak.

The lawyer, who has not been identified, was directed by Westchester County officials to self-isolate, according to Law Department spokesman Nicholas Paolucci.

“The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has advised us that in the time that the employee was in the office he was and remains unlikely to transmit the coronavirus,” Paolucci said.

“We are taking this situation seriously and are following all recommended protocols to protect the Law Department community.”

The Health Department did not immediately reply to questions about what led the agency to the determination the worker was not likely to transmit the deadly disease.

Paolucci said the Law Department “will not be disclosing further information on cases.”

A city worker familiar with the situation in the Law Department said the floor of the 100 Church St. building where the attorney works was not closed off to employees.

Meanwhile, other city workers expressed more concerns over the city’s response.

Zeeshan Ott, director of government affairs at a separate city agency, said City Hall has been slow to provide specific instruction on how exactly to proceed with Mayor de Blasio’s directive Thursday that 10% of city workers be allowed to work from home and 20% be allowed to arrive at staggered intervals.

“Not only does that sound like a low percentage, but a day later it hasn’t happened,” he said.