Two officers with the Aurora Police Department in Illinois -- both 51 years old -- have died of COVID-19 within days of each other. "Officer Shields served with dedication, loyalty, and honorable police service to the City of Aurora for more than 16 years," the department said. Ken Thurman died of COVID-19, the department said. "This has been an extremely difficult few weeks for the men and women of the Aurora Police Department,” Aurora Police Chief Keith Cross said in a statement. 1 police department loses 2 officers to COVID-19 within days originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News January 20, 2022 21:03 UTC