NYPD Confirms 2nd Death as Over 500 Members Test Positive for CCP Virus

A New York Police officer wears a face mask as he directs traffic on a local street in New York City on March 27, 2020. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) reported its second death due to the new CCP virus from China as over 500 employees test positive and more than 4,000 workers have called out sick.

Giacomina Barr-Brown, a civilian employee who worked for the department for seven years, died at her home earlier in the week, the department announced on Friday.