Harvey Weinstein has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus.
The disgraced film mogul was sentenced to 23 years in prison earlier this month, and is currently in isolation behind bars.
Weinstein tested positive for COVID-19 at Wende Correctional Facility in New York, according to the Niagara Gazette.
Earlier this week, the 68-year-old was allegedly undergoing medical evaluations at the maximum security facility in the New York State town of Alden.
Weinstein has experienced medical complications in recent weeks, and was rushed to Bellevue hospital after his sentencing with alleged high blood pressure.
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years behind bars earlier this month (Image: AFP via Getty Images)
According to The Sun, New York Board of Corrections released a statement about the spread of the virus in prisons in the state.
It read: “Significantly fewer people in jail will limit the spread of COVID-19 infection among people in custody and those who work in the jails, minimize the number of people in custody who will need medical care, decrease the density of housing areas for people who remain in jail, and allow New Yorkers to maintain connections with and support from their loved ones.”
Weinstein has suffered health issues prior to the alleged coronavirus test (Image: Getty Images)
The report allegedly detailed the contingency plan in place to prevent contagion in the New York prison system.
Daily Star Online has contacted Weinstein’s representatives for comment.
The film producer was convicted of committing a criminal sex act in the first degree involving one woman and rape in the third degree involving another.
Weinstein fell from grace during the Me Too movement of 2017 (Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images)
He was acquitted of charges of predatory sexual assault involving the two women and one count of first-degree rape.
Weinstein experienced a fall from grace in 2017, when several leading women in Hollywood accused him of harassment and assault.
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