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Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state would assist the coronavirus-stricken NYPD however possible Friday, as the pandemic has sickened nearly 20 percent of the force.

“That’s a problem. That’s a problem in the NYPD, that’s a problem in the FDNY, it’s a problem all across the board,” Cuomo told reporters during a press conference at the state Capitol.

“We’ll look to the localities — do they think there’s a level where they need backup — and then we’ll do everything we can to provide backup.”

The NYPD reported Thursday that 6,498 officers were out sick — nearly one in five cops on the 36,000-strong force.

More than 1,300 officers and 169 civilians have tested positive for the illness, city stats show.

But, asked if there was a tipping point at which he might have to take over the NYPD, Cuomo said, “No, you couldn’t do a state takeover of the NYPD,” and instead extended the state’s offer to help backfill the Finest with state police and upstate cops if city leaders request aid.

“I would be of assistance to helping the NYPD, we have to perform a policing function, right?” he added. “The NYPD, if they have a serious staff shortage, then I would work with them to figure out how we remedy that.

“But the NYPD is something like 30,000 employees — there’s no replacing 30,000 employees.”

The NYPD isn’t alone in struggling to staff its operations as the pandemic strikes first responders hard. Cuomo said police departments on Long Island have also been hit hard.

City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said Wednesday the Big Apple currently has no plans to take Cuomo up on his offer to backfill the force with state police officers.

Additional reporting by Craig McCarthy