NURSES clocking off after another heavy New York hospital shift at 7am were greeted by slashed tires in gratitude for their lifesaving work.

Police have arrested 29-year-old Daniel R Hall, from Peekskill, for destroying 22 cars parked at the hospital.

Investigators determined Hall slashed tires on twenty-two vehicles parked in the New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital, Cortlandt, parking lot after it was reported at 7am Friday.

New York has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the US at over 180,000, which is also more than all other countries except the US.

Medical staff face pressures, stresses and conditions that have crippled most hospitals around the world as the virus sweeps the planet.

For that reason, dozens of police officers and firefighters had gathered outside the hospital Thursday night to applaud the health care workers as they came to work.

8,100 cases were announced in New York today alone, which is roughly the same number as the entire population currently enrolled at Princeton University.

There are currently 155,154 active cases and patients are dying around these brave men and women at a rate of around 750 per day.

Hospital officials said they would pay for the disheartening and mindless vandalism.

A hospital statement said: “We were shocked to hear of this incident, especially at this time when our employees are working tirelessly and courageously” through the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Journal News.

“What our hospital is focusing on today is the beautiful tribute given by our first responders last night.”

Hall was in possession of a small quantity of Phencyclidine (PCP) at the time of his arrest.

He now faces charges of Criminal Mischief, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance and Auto Stripping and will appear before the city of Peekskill Court on May 18 at 9am.

He will also appear at 9am at the town of Cortlandt Court on May 21, 2020.

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