The New York Police Department has lost a 43rd member to complications of Covid-19, according to the NYPD's daily coronavirus report.
Doris Kirkland died Friday after having served as a school safety agent for over 30 years, the NYPD said.
To date, 5,739 members of the NYPD have tested positive for coronavirus, 5,598 of whom have returned to work full-time after recovering, the report said.
On Saturday, 2.6%, or 926 members, of the NYPD's uniformed workforce were out sick – down from a high of 19.8%. A total of 80 uniformed members and 19 civilian members are still out sick diagnosed with coronavirus, the NYPD said.