The majority of the COVID-19 cases among CBP employees, 113, are at the country's coastal cities, especially in the New York City metro area, the current epicenter of the epidemic in the U.S.
TUCSON, Ariz. — The federal agency responsible for securing U.S. land, air and sea borders disclosed Monday that
160 of its employees, including customs officers and border agents, have tested positive for COVID-19U.S. Customs and Border Protection published the information on its website dedicated to the coronavirus pandemic. It breaks down the cases by location. The majority of the COVID-19 cases among CBP employees, 113, are at the country's coastal cities, especially in the New York City metro area, the current epicenter of the epidemic in the U.S.
There are 26 positive cases among employees working at the U.S.-Mexico border; 13 cases along the U.S.-Canada border; six cases in the U.S. interior; and two outside the mainland U.S.The agency makes no distinction as to whether the employees who tested positive worked as customs officers at border crossings and airports or as agents patrolling the borders.
Customs and Border Protection is made up of three components: the Office of Field Operations, customs officers in blue uniforms stationed at land and sea ports of entry and airports; the U.S. Border Patrol, the men and women dressed in green who patrol areas between official ports of entry; and the much smaller, but highly trained Air and Marine Operations.
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