Roll of Honor
Loi Huu Ha
Incident
Police Officer Ha died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 while serving at UMass Memorial Medical Center at 119 Belmont Street in Worcester.
Officer Ha was a United States Army veteran who had served with the UMass Memorial Police Department for five years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer Loi Huu Ha died on October 21, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 34.
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 mother and 10 siblings.
In Our Keeping
- Permanent identifier
BO-US-MA-8F12E062- Stewardship
- Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
- Added to badge.nw
- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Loi. Claim this record.
This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.
Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer Ha gave the UMass Memorial Medical Center Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Worcester community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Ha.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Loi Huu Ha served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer Loi Huu Ha 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Loi Huu Ha's cause is highlighted.
How Loi Huu Ha Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Loi Huu Ha is highlighted in Oct.