Police officer Omar Borges, 34, received a heartwarming surprise after his successful recovery from the deadly COVID-19 virus.

On Friday, Borges was finally discharged from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, after battling the deadly COVID-19 infection for nearly a month. As he came out of the hospital, the police officer was greeted by a crowd of well-wishers and happy family members. The officer’s sister, Nilsa Borges-Cruz, described the moment as “ feels like Christmas… and all the holidays put together.” Cruz added, “I have no words to describe the emotion that we are feeling.”

Borges’ colleague, Boston Police Commissioner William Gross, admitted that after 28 days of being confined in the hospital, most of them thought that the officer would not make it.

To celebrate Borges’ triumph, the Boston Police Department posted moving photos on Twitter and described it as a day of celebration, and added a caption “#WelcomeHome.”

ICU Medical Director Molly Hayes recounted the day Borges arrived in the health facility, describing him as “really sick,” and that the medical workers became increasingly concerned for his condition. Luckily, the police officer recovered and was discharged on what Hayes describes as a “beautiful day.”

The event came as a huge relief after earlier this month, the deadly pandemic also killed a police officer in California. Marylou Armer, a 43-year-old detective from Santa Rosa Police Department, died from a COVID-19 infection. Just like Borges, Armer was an otherwise healthy police officer.

In fact, due to her age and health condition, Armer’s sister, Mari Lau, accused Kaiser Permanente’s Vallejo Medical Center of denying her sister coronavirus tests despite repeated requests. When the tests were issued, it was already too late. Lau described that Armer complained she had never felt such “sickness” before. After the tests confirmed that she was positive, the police officer was immediately intubated. Sadly, Armer never woke up from her coma.

Other police departments continued to grapple with the grim realities of the outbreak. In the Detroit Police Department, the disease wreaked havoc infecting three department employees and placing 25 others in quarantine. As of the moment, the said organization is the hardest hit law enforcement agency in the country.

According to reports, the infection spread after Marlowe Stoudamire, a neighborhood organizer, held a pancake breakfast with the Detroit police to talk over how they can keep their community safe.

On the other hand, Chicago Interim Police Superintendent Charlie Beck also recognized that as essential workers, they constantly faced the risk of getting the infection. Earlier this month, Beck had also announced the department’s first COVID-19 related death.

Currently, the coronavirus cases are close to a million, with 55,415 deaths and 118, 781 recovered cases. According to Tom Inglesby, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, the number of confirmed cases had already reached a plateau. The administration led by President Donald Trump, and as well as state governors are teaming up to provide guidelines for the country’s gradual reopening.

Even New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo agreed with Trump’s plan for the country’s economic reopening. In fact, Cuomo claimed that the drop in coronavirus fatalities had encouraged the state to reopen, citing construction and manufacturing as the state’s main priority.

Moreover, top White House coronavirus adviser, Dr. Deborah Birx, continued to remind Americans to observe caution and to practice social distancing throughout the summer.