A 3rd NYPD member dies of coronavirus after hundreds of officers test positive

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A 3rd NYPD member dies of coronavirus after hundreds of officers test positive
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New York City police lost its first detective to Covid-19, marking the third NYPD death to the disease that has afflicted the department. Two other members of the department have died from coronavirus, which has infected at least 512 NYPD employees.

New York City police lost its first detective to Covid-19, marking the third NYPD death to the disease that has afflicted the department.

Detective Cedric Dickson, a 23-year veteran, worked in the 32nd Precinct in Harlem, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said."May we never forget the sacrifice of those workers who put themselves in harm's way to keep you and your family safe," the police chief said.New York may be weeks from a peak in coronavirus casesThe detective was in his 40s and had underlying health conditions, multiple law enforcement officials said.

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