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NewsColony Number Of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In Chicago Police Department Nears 400 CHICAGO (CBS) —  The number of COVID-19 cases in members of the Chicago Police Department has now reached 394, according to an internal department email obtained by CBS 2. That’s 18 more cases than the department had Wednesday . According to the memo sent by Supt. David O. Brown, that number includes 393 cases confirmed by the department’s medical section and one that is still awaiting verification. Of the 393 members, 374 are sworn members and 19 are civilian members, the memo states. Brown goes on to say 167 sworn members have recovered and returned to duty after testing positive for the coronavirus. He also urged CPD members to clean shared equipment and personal belongings to mitigate the spread of the virus. Three officers have died of the virus. Officer Ronald Newman, 59, died overnight Thursday into Friday. Newman had been an officer for 19 years, and was a longtime member of t...