Pittsburgh Zoo Lynx Tests Positive For COVID-19

Pittsburgh PA

21 December, 2021

12:58 PM

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PITTSBURGH, PA — A Canada lynx at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium tested positive for COVID-19. The feline is expected to make a full recovery. "The cat began displaying clinical signs including occasional coughing, but overall symptoms have been mild," a release from the zoo stated Tuesday. The zoo's lynx are housed near the tigers, who of which recently tested positive for the virus. Both have made full recoveries. The zoo is testing four other lynx. Be the first to know what's happening in your community and region. With a free Patch subscription, you'll always be up to date on local and state news: https://patch.com/subscribe.