www.AmericanSecurityToday.com May 2020 - Edition 44
111 COVID-19 Line-of-Duty Deaths:
A Public Safety Crisis
The National Fraternal Order of
Police sadly reported that as of
May 20, 111 law enforcement
officers have died in the line of
duty due to COVID-19.
COVID-19 Line-of-Duty Deaths
While COVID-19 is without a doubt
a public health crisis, it is also a
public safety crisis.
The FOP knew at the beginning of
the pandemic that law enforcement
officers on the front lines
combating this pandemic—more
than 90% of whom will be responding
from local and State agencies—
would be increasingly vulnerable
to contracting the virus.
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