Crime & Safety

Alameda County Sheriff’s Deputy Dies Of Complications From Coronavirus

The department confirmed that 57-year-old Oscar Rocha died just before 7 o'clock Thursday evening.

July 23, 2020

WALNUT CREEK (KPIX) — An Alameda County sheriff’s deputy has died of COVID-19.

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The department confirmed that 57-year-old Oscar Rocha died just before 7 o’clock Thursday evening after being in intensive care at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek.

The 25-year-veteran from Danville was surrounded by fellow deputies and his wife Maureen Ennor Rocha who had herself been infected with the coronavirus but recovered.

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