The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to rise in San Francisco.

Health officials on Tuesday announced 21 new cases of the respiratory illness caused by the new coronavirus, bringing their total to 152, as well as the city and county’s first death, described only as a man in his forties with multiple underlying health conditions.

The count was updated before the San Francisco Police Department announced a sergeant assigned to the SFPD Special Victims Unit at the Hall of Justice has tested positive for COVID-19. A statement released by the department said the sergeant left work due to sickness on Friday, March 20, consulted medical authorities and worked from home on Monday.

The sergeant is self-quarantining at home and the sergeant’s partner, who did not come into work on Monday or Tuesday, is also feeling “unwell” and is self-quarantining.

The department noted that because the SFPD has divided SVU members in to separate teams that will work from home, the office and other department locations, they hope few others are affected.

San Francisco Police Officers Association president Tony Montoya released a statement Tuesday saying “it was inevitable that the COVID-19 virus would infect one of San Francisco’s first responders” and called for officers to receive expedited testing if they have potentially been exposed to the coronavirus.

“Testing delays compromise their safety, the safety of the public and the ability of the SFPD to respond to emergencies,” Montoya said.

The case count in San Francisco is now, four days later, double what it was Friday. On Monday, Alameda County became the fifth Bay Area county to report a death.

Across California, 42 people have died and more than 2,000 have now tested positive.