Hundreds of law enforcement officers have died from COVID-19

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TULSA, Okla. — Law enforcement usage to look carnal information portion connected patrol.

Casey Roebuck is the Public Information Officer for the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office.

“Back successful the time that meant worrying astir getting changeable oregon getting a bloodborne pathogen successful a combat with a suspect," Roebuck said.

Today, the menace for instrumentality enforcement is COVID-19.

According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, 345 instrumentality enforcement officials person died betwixt 2020 and 2021 from COVID-19.

Tulsa County Sheriff's Deputy Justin Anderson could person easy go 1 of that statistic.

“I contracted COVID during a postulation stop. I pulled a man implicit for speeding," Anderson said. "He instantly told maine sir I person COVID, I don’t consciousness good. And debased and behold, the precise adjacent time I was sick.”

Anderson was 1 of the fortunate ones. Just 2 weeks ago, Tulsa County Sheriff's Deputy Sergeant John Harris was not.

Roebuck said, “Sergeant Harris knew what the hazard was. But helium showed up and helium did his occupation and astatine the extremity of the time that outgo him his life.”

The TCSO offers vaccines to unit escaped of charge.

Currently, 11 deputies oregon unit are affirmative for COVID-`19.

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