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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday that a deputy died due to the COVID-19 virus.

EPCSO said Deputy Jeff Hopkins, 41, passed away on April 1 from the COVID-19 virus while off duty.

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Hopkins had worked for EPCSO since 2001.