Officials have announced four more tigers and three lions have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Bronx Zoo, weeks after a tiger at the zoo tested positive.

 

According to officials, they noticed the animals were showing similar symptoms as Nadia, the 4-year-old female Malayan tiger.

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Officials say all eight cats are doing well, behaving normally, and eating well. Their coughs have also greatly reduced.

 

It’s still believed the animals were infected by a staff member, who was either asymptomatically infected or had contact with the animals before developing symptoms.