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A 90-year-old patient at a Westchester County nursing home is the latest New York resident — and likely the oldest — to contract the coronavirus, a facility rep said Friday.

The elderly woman came to Bethel Nursing and Rehab Center in Croton-on-Hudson from a hospital before she began showing symptoms of the potentially deadly illness, according to Bethel CEO Beth Goldstein.

“We did have a resident test positive for COVID-19 virus. She’s now at a hospital being treated,” Goldstein told The Post. “We have suspended admissions and are continuing our policy of no outside visitation and will continue to screen staff.”

Goldstein said she had “no idea” how many other people the infected woman had come in contact with before she was moved to NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital on Wednesday.

She was initially taken to see doctors for a different health problem and then tested positive Thursday, Goldstein said.

It wasn’t clear where the patient may have contracted the virus, Goldstein said.

She is one of at least 325 people who have been infected by the illness statewide, including 95 in the five boroughs.

Other New York residents who have contracted the virus include a 39-year-old healthcare worker from Manhattan and a 50-year-old Westchester lawyer who works in Midtown.

Previously, the oldest person reported with coronavirus in the Empire State was 82 years old, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

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