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Hans Molina-Terrazas
Incident
Forensic Specialist II Hans Molina-Terrazas died as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty while Stein Forensic Facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Specialist Molina-Terrazas had served with the Stein Forensic Facility for two years and was in the process of transferring to the Nevada Department of Public Safety at the time he contracted COVID-19.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Forensic Specialist II Hans Molina-Terrazas died on August 16, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 28.
He is one of 885 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and daughter.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Forensic Specialist II Molina-Terrazas gave the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Las Vegas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Forensic Specialist II Molina-Terrazas.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Hans is the only officer of Nevada Department of Health and Human Services - Division of Public and Behavioral Health - Stein Forensic Facility remembered here.
Hans is one of 14 officers lost to illness in NV, 9.6% of the 146 remembered there.
Hans is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Hans is one of 2,979 officers lost to illness worldwide, 8.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2021, 10 officers in NV were lost to illness, more than in any other year.
In 2021, 564 officers in the United States were lost to illness, more than in any other year.
In 2021, 566 officers worldwide were lost to illness, more than in any other year.
Who
Hans was 28. Of the 12 lost to illness in NV whose age is recorded, half were between 40 and 53.3; the middle age was 48.5. Hans had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 16 years.
Hans was 28. Of the 1,996 lost to illness in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 58; the middle age was 51. Hans had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Hans was 28. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Hans had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
August holds 21.4% of these deaths in NV, more than any other month. Mondays: 21.4%.
August holds 10.2% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Mondays: 14.2%.
August holds 9.5% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Mondays: 14.6%.
How
Illness deaths account for 100% of all 1 deaths at Nevada Department of Health and Human Services - Division of Public and Behavioral Health - Stein Forensic Facility.
Illness deaths account for 9.6% of all 146 deaths in NV, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 8.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 3rd most common cause.
Where
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What is kept
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