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NYPD officer released from hospital after long COVID-19 battle
Dozens of NYPD members celebrated on Thursday as Officer Haresh Seepersad left Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park after a long battle with COVID-19. (NOTE: No sound.)
NEW YORK - Dozens of loved ones, colleagues, and hospital staff celebrated Thursday as Officer Haresh Seepersad left Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park Thursday, after a long battle with COVID-19.
Officer Seepersad was hospitalized with COVID-19 in September.
His commanding officer in the 67th Precinct in East Flatbush says he will continue to recover for a while at home.
New York City officials have announced that they will distribute one million masks and 500,000 home tests due to an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases and the increasing prevalence of the omicron variant.
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