Deputy goes home after battle with Covid-19

The deputy was hospitalized for nearly a month

A voter./// thank you for joining us for kimt news 3 at 10 ?

"* i'm katie lange.

And i'm george mallet./// first tonight: we're almost halfway through october and it seems like there is no end in sight with the pandemic.

First responders are still having to do their jobs, even with covid?

"*19 posing a threat.

Kit news 3's nick kruszalnicki is live with the dramatic story of one sheriff's deputy's recovery from covid?

"*19.xxx george and katie ?

"* a big homecoming today for cerro gordo county sheriff's deputy craig lakose ?

"* who spent nearly a month in the hospital fighting for his life after coming down with the coronavirus.xx x "i am so proud of you!

Look at you!"

A triumphant craig lakose leaving mercy one north iowa ?

"* back home tonight with his family.

His wife susan tells me how it all began.

"we were both battling it at home and trying to manage the best we could and it just came to a point where we couldn't manage anymore.

So, my son took my husband to the hospital and then i was admitted an hour later."

Susan lakose left her hospital sooner than her husband, who still needed the help of a ventilator to breathe.

"the day i was discharged and i was leaving the hospital without him, it was very, very hard.

It was probably one of the hardest things i've ever had to do."

His condition looked grim ?

"* but his strong will helped him turn the corner and start making some progress.

"he was off the ventilator pretty much a week ago saturday and from there he has just been amazing and worked hard.

His grit and his fight has just been impressive."

Nats: clapping hosptial staff gave a standing ovation to deputy lakose as he made his way down the hall.

Cerro gordo county sheriff kevin pals is looking forward to the day when deputy lakose can put his uniform back on.

"obvously, the sheriff's office is just susan lakose tells me her husband is weak after the hospital stay and he will require some physical therapy to get back to tip?

"*top shape once again.

Live in mason city, nick kruszalnicki, kimt news 3./// thank you nick.

Our best wishes go