Coronavirus: 45 Kolkata Police personnel test positive for COVID-19
So far, over 1,100 police personnel in Kolkata have been infected by the coronavirus
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Kolkata: At least 45 Kolkata Police personnel including two senior officers of the detective department have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19), an official said on Friday (July 31).
So far, over 1,100 police personnel have been infected by the virus, the official said.
"These police personnel tested positive yesterday (Thursday). While a few have been sent to home isolation the others with severe problems have been hospitalised," the official said.
The number of active cases in the force is around 70.
Fifty-one policemen including five senior officers recovered from COVID-19 on Thursday.
Till Thursday, 1,536 people have died of COVID-19 in West Bengal while 67, 992 have been infected with the virus.
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