Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman John Borges died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Patrolman Borges had served with the Taunton Police Department for over 20 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Patrolman John Manuel Borges died on December 24, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 48.
He is one of 884 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 parents, sister, goddaughter, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Patrolman Borges gave the Taunton Police Department 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the Taunton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Borges.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman John Manuel Borges is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MA, 59 of 469 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 12.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At Taunton Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Manuel Borges's cause is highlighted.
How John Manuel Borges Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. John Manuel Borges is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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