(Photo by Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images) An astonishing 371 law enforcement officers have died from the novel coronavirus in the U.S., with nearly 95 of those COVID-19 deaths reported in Texas alone, statistics released Friday show.The National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) reported that as of Friday, 93 law enforcement officers in Texas have died of COVID-19.
The Lone Star State’s staggering numbers are followed -- by a large margin -- by New York, with the second-highest number of COVID-19 law enforcement officer deaths of 36, the FOP reported.GOV.
GREG ABBOTT SAYS TEXAS 'A LAW-AND-ORDER STATE,' CALLS DEFUNDING POLICE 'RECKLESS'"While COVID-19 is without a doubt a public health crisis, it is also a public safety crisis.