Covid was top line-of-duty death for US police for third year in row

Covid was top line-of-duty death for US police for third year running in 2022 Report shows pace has slowed, however, with 70 law enforcement deaths recorded in the line of duty the Guardian

Working on the front lines made some face-to-face contact unavoidable – and, as a result, hundreds of law enforcement officers died as Covid swept through the US. In 2020, there were at least 346 confirmed Covid deaths in the line of duty, and at least 301 work-associated deaths from Covid in 2021.

The actual mortality rate from Covid among law enforcement is assuredly higher, due to undercounting when tests were scarce and because reports like these only include line-of-duty deaths.

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