An FDNY paramedic disinfects the ambulance equipment after bringing a patient to Wyckoff Hospital in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn April 5, 2020 in New York. - The coronavirus death toll in New York state spiked to 4,159, the governor said, up fro NEW YORK - New York Fire Department (FDNY) paramedic Christell Cadet awoke on Sunday from a monthlong coma thought to be caused by the novel coronavirus, according to representatives from her union.
The EMS union representing Cadet, 34, said she was on light duty due to her asthma and likely became infected while working out of her station house, WPIX reported.
After Cadet was hospitalized, her mother, Jessie, reportedly lobbied for first responders to receive greater protection as they