Pandemic Fact Check: COVID Killed More Cops Than Gunfire

First responders throughout the metro have suffered terrible losses during the course of the current plague. 

This story brings to mind a tragic, recent loss in Overland Park that is one sad story among many public safety workers.

Here's more context . . . 

"The coronavirus has become the leading cause of death for officers despite law enforcement being among the first groups eligible to receive the vaccine at the end of 2020. That's 476 COVID-19 related deaths since the start of the pandemic, compared to 93 from gunfire in the same period."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com news link . . .

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