Anderson Cooper takes a jog with a mask in New York City as he celebrates his 53rd birthday

Anderson Cooper took a jog on Wednesday afternoon as he celebrated his 53rd birthday.

The CNN news anchor was spotted running through the streets of New York City, while wearing a mask to stay safe from the coronavirus.

Cooper was rocking a casual look as he took a birthday jog.

Cooper was wearing a black Caterpillar baseball cap, with black-framed glasses and a black mask covering his mouth and nose.

He wore a black t-shirt with red lettering which read, ‘Easternbloc’ with black shorts and a black watch on his left wrist.

He completed his look with a pair of black Nike running shoes as he ran through the streets of the Big Apple.

Cooper’s run comes just a few weeks after opening up about enlisting his ex-boyfriend Benjamin Maisani to help raise his son, who was born through a surrogate.

Cooper and Maisani had been together for a decade, before splitting in 2018, though Cooper told The Howard Stern Show he wanted his child to have two parents.

”I don’t really have a family, and so my friends become my family. This is somebody that I was involved with for 10 years, he’s a great guy,’ Cooper said.

 When I was a little kid, it was just my mom and my brother, but my mom she was not the most parental person,’ Anderson added.

Cooper’s brother Carter committed suicide in 1998, and his mother, fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt, passed away last year at 95 years of age.

Cooper’s father Wyatt passed away when he was just 10 years of age, after having an open heart surgery.

Cooper added that after his father died, he wished he had an adult to ‘step in’ and just be there for him, which is why he wanted another parent for his son.

‘If something happens to me or even if something doesn’t happen to me, the more people love my son and are in his life, I’m all for that,’ he stated. 

‘My ex is a great guy and I think it’s good to have two parents, if you can,’ he added.