Denton County police officer with novel coronavirus feels improvement, department says
A Lewisville police officer learned Tuesday that he had the novel coronavirus, the department said.
The officer lives in Denton County, where authorities on Wednesday said there had been 231 coronavirus cases. He is the first Lewisville Police Department employee to receive a positive test for the virus.
The officer, whose name and age the department did not release, was in good spirits and felt his condition was improving on Tuesday, when he talked with Police Chief Kevin Deaver.
The officer was exposed to the virus by a relative, the department said. He has been in quarantine since March 24 and was tested on Monday.
He will remain in quarantine.
Three Fort Worth officers and four Dallas officers have the coronavirus, their departments have said.
