Coronavirus in Chicago: 5 more Chicago Police Department employees test positive for COVID-19

Of the 468 total confirmed cases, 447 are officers and 21 are civilian employees, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A Chicago police star on a wall at headquarters. — Five more Chicago Police Department employees tested positive for COVID-19, officials announced May 5, 2020.

Chicago police announced five more cases Tuesday of COVID-19, bringing the total in the department to 468.

Of the confirmed cases, 447 are officers and 21 are civilian employees, police said.

A total of 472 members have reported positive results but the department’s medical section has yet to confirm four of those cases.

The department announced the death of a third officer from complications of the coronavirus on April 17.

Illinois health officials Tuesday reported another 176 COVID-19 deaths, raising the state’s toll to 2,838. So far, 65,962 people have contracted the virus in Illinois.

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