2 More LAPD Employees Positive, Department Now Has 24 COVID-19 Cases

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Mar 2020

Lt. Jay Hom, helps assemble kits consisting of an N95 mask, work gloves, and nitrile gloves, as he and other LAPD personnel assemble personal safety kits for field officers to protect themselves from exposure to the Coronavirus, at Piper Technical Center on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

City News Service

NBC Los Angeles

Two more Los Angeles Police Department employees tested positive for the Coronavirus, authorities said Saturday.

That brings the total to 24, according to Los Angeles Emergency Operations Center spokeswoman Jessica Kellogg.

In addition, six Los Angeles Fire Department members have tested positive for COVID-19, Kellogg said.

"All of these individuals are self-isolating at home and recovering," she said.

No further details were available.

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