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Police Officer Kejuane Bates died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Officer Bates is survived by his wife and daughter.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer Kejuane Artez Bates died on April 1, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 36.
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
Officer Bates is survived by his wife and daughter.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer Bates gave the Vidalia Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Vidalia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Bates.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
Vidalia Police Department has lost 2 officers; 1 of them lost to illness.
Kejuane is one of 28 officers lost to illness in LA, 4.7% of the 595 remembered there.
Kejuane is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Kejuane 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 2020, 19 officers in LA were lost to illness, more than in any other year.
In 2020, 346 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.
In 2020, 347 officers worldwide were lost to illness, the 2nd heaviest of 197 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 566.
Who
Kejuane was 36. Of the 28 lost to illness in LA whose age is recorded, half were between 39.8 and 65; the middle age was 56. Kejuane had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 22 years.
Kejuane was 36. 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. Kejuane had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Kejuane was 36. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Kejuane had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
April holds 25% of these deaths in LA, more than any other month. Wednesdays: 17.9%.
April holds 6.9% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Wednesdays: 14%.
April holds 7.6% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Wednesdays: 13.6%.
How
Illness deaths account for 50% of all 2 deaths at Vidalia Police Department, the most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 4.7% of all 595 deaths in LA, 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.
His people
Vidalia Police Department has 2 officers remembered here, Kejuane among them.
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 35-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
Also Remembered
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