Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) senior detention officer Erica McAdoo died from complications brought by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the department said in a tweet Saturday.

The department said McAdoo died late Friday.

Her death marks what is believed to be the first time the department lost an employee to complications related to COVID-19, reported FOX LA.

"She is survived by her loving family," the department said in the tweet.

LAPD also asked the public to pray for the 287 department employees who are currently at home after having been exposed to or have tested for COVID-19.

Whether McAdoo had any of the health conditions brought by COVID-19 that usually makes it fatal was not disclosed by a department spokesman, Los Angeles Times reported.

The spokesman also refused to say how old McAdoo was.

COVID-19 cases that involve department employees increased greatly in late June.

This made leading police Chief Michel Moore to connect at last some of the increase at the time to "challenging conditions" brought by protests.

Some protesters who were arrested and those who had a long time interacting with the police complained that many of the officers were not wearing face masks.

Moore said the officers were told to wear masks whenever possible while on duty at the protests.

The death of McAdoo arrived on the weekend of the Fourth of July holiday, when restaurants, bars, and beaches were closed because of the spread of COVID-19 in Los Angeles.

The county recorded over 107 thousand confirmed cases where more than 3,450 people have died.

Other places in California have also reported police officer deaths: El Centro, Riverside, and Santa Rosa.

More deaths in other areas

There are also cases of COVID-19 related cop deaths in other states.

Arizona reported a loss in Chinle.

Florida reported COVID-19 related deaths in their Clermont, Lake County, Palm Beach, and Broward police.

Texas saw the same for the Harris, Bexas, and Travis counties.

Police One kept and maintained an accurate and up-to-date directory on the deaths that involve police officers all over the U.S.

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