*IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN

[HairOfTheDog]

It really is a very sad situation and it's getting worse for police officers across the country.

• A California sheriff, 54, died from COVID-19 Thursday after being infected by an inmate at a local prison.
  
• Another 25 officers from the same police department have tested positive to coronavirus, including one who is in intensive care.
  
• Departments across the country reported more deaths Thursday; a North Carolina deputy, 43, and a Chicago officer, 51, both passed from COVID-19.
  
• The NYPD also reported its seventh death, while the number of employees testing positive to coronavirus continued to soar.  
  
• Nearly one in five NYPD officers are out sick, while precincts in Harlem and the Bronx are reporting that nearly one-third of cops are unable to work.
  More:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...5-000.html