Quad-Cities law enforcement face officer absences because of COVID-19 - Quad City Times

The recent surge in COVID-19 is affecting Quad-Cities law enforcement personnel.

Of Eldridge’s current nine police department personnel, four officers were out sick because of COVID-19 in the last part of December, said Eldridge Chief of Police Joe Sisler.

Three of those officers have since returned to work, he said. During at least one week during December, he said the department was very short staffed, and officers worked overtime to cover for the absences.

“Eldridge officers have been phenomenal, everybody has continued to roll forward and keep the city covered in a positive manner,” Sisler said.

Other police departments, city staff, and front-line workers in the Quad-Cities have had to contend with the spike in COVID-19 cases mirrored across the country. Seven-day numbers released Jan. 5 show Scott County’s positive test rate rose to 23.09% and Rock Island County’s number of cases and positivity rate jumped, too. Local hospitals in mid-to-late December warned they were overwhelmed.

First responder agencies across the country have been grappling with a shortage of manpower because of workers out sick during the latest wave of COVID-19.

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