Nearly 3,000 New Jersey police officers are currently off the streets with 645 having tested positive for the coronavirus and another 2,310 officers at home under self-quarantine, officials said Monday.

That figure has increased from the 562 police officers who had tested positive as of April 7.

Col. Patrick Callahan, the acting superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, provided the update at Gov. Phil Murphy’s daily press conference at the Trenton War Memorial. Murphy revealed New Jersey now has at least 64,584 coronavirus cases and 2,443 deaths.

The announcement comes after two police officers — one in Bedminster and one in Paterson — died Sunday morning from complications related to the coronavirus. This brought the number of law enforcement deaths from the virus to five, according to the New Jersey State Police Benevolent Association, which represents more than 33,000 police officers in the state.

Bedminster Police Sgt. AlTerek Patterson, left, and Paterson Police Officer Francesco Scorpo both died Sunday morning from complications related to the coronavirus. (Photos courtesy of the Bedminster Police Department and the Paterson Police Department)

To make up for officer shortages, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has said agencies can rely on cops from surrounding towns and utilize special officers, which are sometimes retired cops.

Murphy has also allowed retired public employees, including police officers, to work on a temporary basis without affecting their pension status.

Retired officers and police recruits who can’t resume patrol may still do administrative work, Grewal has said.

Alex Napoliello may be reached at anapoliello@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @alexnapoNJ. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

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