Thousands of NYPD Officers out on Sick Leave, Hundreds Test Positive for Coronavirus
Meaghan
March 25, 2020
Thousands of New York Police Department (NYPD) officers are on sick leave following a coronavirus outbreak within the force.
Police Commissioner Dermot Shea confirmed on Tuesday that approximately 3,200 NYPD officers were out. Of the officers out on sick leave, more than 200 officers — 177 uniformed officers and 34 civilian officers — have tested positive for the coronavirus.
According to the statistics, the number of officers equates to approximately 8% of the entire force.
While local citizens are practicing social distancing to flatten the curve, Shea admits that he is seeing the opposite within the law enforcement agency.
“It’s a trend as you talk about what we’ve seen and what we’re trying to do with social distancing, and lowering the curve what we’re seeing internally as an agency on the frontlines is we are still on an upward climb,” Shea said.
During an interview with “Fox & Friends,” Blue Lives Matter NYC founder Joseph Imperatrice has also weighed in to share details about what life is like for the officers on duty.
https://ijr.com/thousands-nypd-officers-out-sick-coronavirus-spread/
MO
Cases in Missouri: 356, Total Deaths: 8
https://health.mo.gov/living/healthcondiseases/communicable/novel-coronavirus/results.php
When does USS Comfort arrive???
When will MSG be opened up, as a makeshift CV hospital?
And meanwhile they’re springing prisoners deemed to be vulnerable to severe COVID-19. What could POSSIBLY go WRONG???