TRENTON-The head of the New Jersey State Police, Colonel Patrick Callahan confirmed on Saturday that approximately 700 police officers in the state have tested positive for coronavirus.

“There’s more than 700 police officers quarantined at home and there’s about the same amount that have tested positive from all 21 counties,” Callahan said.

Callahan did not give detailed figures on where those officers work.

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