Over 700 cops in Maharashtra have so far tested positive for coronavirus.
At least 157 police officials have tested positive for coronavirus in last 24 hours in Maharashtra taking confirmed tally of positive COVID-19 cops in the state to 714. Out of 714, 81 are officials while 633 include constables and other employees. Although, 61 of these have recovered after getting infected with the deadly disease.
So far, at least 5 cops have died to coronavirus out of which 3 are from Mumbai, 1 from Pune and 1 from Sholapur. Maharashtra is the worst hit state in the country having maximum number of coronavirus cases. The current toll in the state is above 19,000. However, in one of his earlier statements, state health minister said that coronavirus cases will start declining in the coming days.
On Friday, Maharashtra recorded 1089 new cases of the coronavirus taking state toll to 19,063. The death toll due to the respiratory infection rose to 731 and 37 deaths reported during the day, a health department statement said. About 169 patients were discharged after recovery.
In a live webcast on Friday, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray refuted rumours of Army deployment in Mumbai. However, he added that the state government might ask for "additional manpower" if needed.
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