As coronavirus ravages the city, New York Police Department detectives are responding to a significant rise in calls to homes where a death is reported, an increase one detective called 'overwhelming.'
Detectives are often the first to go inside homes where a death is reported. Lately, most of the calls involved a person who died from a Covid-19 infection.
"Now, I am a pair of eyeballs and a mask trying to do my job," he said."Imagine someone in a complete plastic suit trying to comfort you." Two detectives have died due to coronavirus, the latest being Detective Jack Polimeni of the Manhattan Warrant Squad, who died on Friday. DiGiacomo said two other detectives are in"very critical condition" at New York City hospitals.According to the union, 800 NYPD detectives are out sick with 200 testing positive for Covid-19.The Queens detective said he takes a deep breath and double checks his gear before responding to every home, but every day"is scary.
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