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Wallingford Man Recovers From Coronavirus: Report

The father of three, who has worked as a police officer and EMT, is learning how to walk again after a six-week battle with coronavirus.

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A Wallingford father of three, who has worked as a police officer and EMT, is learning how to walk again after a six-week battle with coronavirus, according to a report.
A Wallingford father of three, who has worked as a police officer and EMT, is learning how to walk again after a six-week battle with coronavirus, according to a report. (Patch graphic)

WALLINGFORD, CT — A Wallingford man was released from Yale-New Haven Hospital this week and is on the road to recovery after a six-week battle with the new coronavirus, according to WTNH News 8.

WTNH reports Leonard Guercia, who has worked as a police officer and EMT, was taken to Gaylord Hospital where he will learn to walk again. Guercia, a father of three, was on a ventilator for 18 days.

Read more at WTNH News 8 here.

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