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NewsColony 424 Members Of Chicago Police Department Have Now Tested Positive For COVID-19 CHICAGO (CBS) — A total of 424 members of the Chicago Police Department had reported positive tests for COVID-19 as of Tuesday. Of those 424 members, 401 sworn officers and 20 civilian members have had their tests confirmed by the department’s Medical Section, while three had yet to be confirmed. As of Monday, a total of 214 officers had recovered from COVID-19 and had returned to work on the force. CBS 2 was awaiting an updated figure on recovered officers Tuesday evening. Three Chicago Police officers have died of COVID-19. Officer Ronald Newman, 59, died of acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by a novel coronavirus infection after spending three weeks in the hospital. Sgt. Clifford Martin was a 25-year veteran of the department who served in the Area Central detective division, according to Interim Supt. Charlie Beck. He died a week ago last Friday. Officer Marco DiFranco , a 2...