That wasn’t unexpected as emergency workers face a higher risk of exposure simply because their jobs require daily contact with the community. Despite that risk, the number of COVID-19 infections among first responders in Linn and Johnson counties has stayed relatively low. Many of the Corridor departments attribute that fact to the mitigation protocols put in place at the start of the pandemic. Ten months later, those protocols still appear to be effective. Police departments The department has 225 police officers, and 155 officers and commanders are assigned to patrol. Public safety spokesman Greg Buelow said the positive cases were among all department employees, including civilians.