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DETROIT (WWJ) - A member of the Detroit Police department has died due to complications from coronavirus.

The civilian employee is identified only as a 38-year-old dispatcher.

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It's the first death in the department due to COVID-19.

Roughly 300 police personnel are currently under quarantine, more than double since this weekend. Chief James Craig said many officers interacted with someone at an event who was not showing symptoms at the gathering, but later tested positive for coronavirus.

Craig is expected to address the media later Tuesday.

As on Monday afternoon, the official statewide total of confirmed cases of coronavirus jumped to 1,328, according to health officials, including 18 deaths.

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