As of 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, a total of 293 police officers and 111 auxiliary police officers in central China's Hubei Province were infected with the novel coronavirus, among whom four officers sacrificed their lives while on duty, the provincial public security department told Chinanews.com on Wednesday.

So far, 88 police officers and 23 auxiliary officers have been cured, said the department.

Statistics from the bureau indicated that there are 63,000 police officers and 56,000 auxiliary police officers working on the frontline batting against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

To date, a total of 49 police officers and auxiliary police officers across China have sacrificed their lives while on duty during the epidemic outbreak, according to the Ministry of Public Security.