LAPD Reports 121 Employees Have Tested Positive For COVID-19 Since Pandemic Began, 75 Have Recovered

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The Los Angeles Police Department reported Tuesday that 121 employees have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

As of Tuesday, 75 LAPD employees have recovered and returned to work, and no members are hospitalized, according to Emergency Operations Center's Jessica Kellogg.

All other individuals are self-isolating at home and recovering.

The number of Los Angeles Fire Department employees who have tested positive for the virus remained at 28 Tuesday, Kellogg reported.

Out of the LAFD employees, 25 have recovered and returned to work, and none are hospitalized.

The remaining three employees are isolated and recovering at home.

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