Thousands of Los Angeles Law Enforcement Officers Off-Duty Due to COVID-19 Surge

Thousands of Los Angeles Law Enforcement Officers Off-Duty Due to COVID-19 Surge
LAPD officers search for a suspect in Los Angeles on May 7, 2018. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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More than 2,000 law enforcement personnel in Los Angeles County are either ill or quarantining at home due to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, according to Los Angeles County officials.

Drake Madison, an officer with Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), told The Epoch Times that as of Jan. 20, there were 1,134 out of approximately 12,200 employees who had tested positive and were quarantining at home. This figure has increased by over 40 percent since Jan 11.