Funeral Held for New York Police Department Cop Killed by Coronavirus

The NYPD held a ceremonial funeral for Traffic Section Commander Mohammed Chowdhury, 54, Wednesday, April 22. —————————— READ MORE: Chowdhury died Sunday from COVID-19, according to police. His family held a Muslim prayer service for him before officers put his casket in a hearse. Chowdhury worked in the Brooklyn Traffic Enforcement division and joined the NYPD in 1990. As of Tuesday, 31 uniformed and civilian employees of the NYPD had died from the new coronavirus and 13% of the uniformed workforce was ou