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COVID-19 confirmed cases in public safety, local government

The coronavirus pandemic is starting to take its toll on the men and women on the front lines

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Updated April 1, 2020

The United States has now confirmed more than 190,000 cases of COVID-19, 4,127 of which have resulted in death. And as the days, weeks and months progress, public health experts only expect these numbers to rise.

While governments across the country are closing non-essential businesses and ordering citizens to shelter in place, first responders, healthcare workers, corrections officers and local officials are on the frontlines, serving their communities.

What follows is a compilation of the reports of public safety personnel diagnosed with COVID-19. For cities with multiple diagnoses, the links are ordered chronologically, with the top being the most recent.

First Responder COVID-19 Diagnoses

Following is a list of first responders diagnosed with COVID-19.

alabama

Arizona

California

Colorado

Connecticut

florida

georgia

Illinois

Kansas

Kentucky

louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Nebraska

New Jersey

New York

north carolina

Ohio

oklahoma

oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Tennessee

Texas

virginia

Washington

Washington D.C.

Wisconsin

COVID-19 Public Safety Deaths

Following is a list of public safety providers who have died after contracting COVID-19.

California

michigan

new jersey

New York

north carolina

tennessee

Washington, D.C.

Sarah is based in North Carolina, where she lives with her son and several rambunctious reptiles. Before taking on her current role with Lexipol, she was the staff writer for the tech website DZone and served as an assistant editor with the rural lifestyle publication GRIT Magazine. Get in touch with her at ssinning@lexipol.com.

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