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Covid-19 has claimed lives of 45 Maharashtra cops so far: State govt

"3,820 police personnel have tested positive for Covid-19. Of these 2,754 have recovered and 45 have tragically succumbed," Anil Deshmukh's tweeted

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1 min read Last Updated : Jun 18 2020 | 12:21 PM IST

Forty-Five police personnel have lost their lives due to Covid-19 in Maharashtra till Thursday out of the 3,820 who tested positive for the infection so far.

This information was shared by Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh through his official Twitter handle.

"3,820 police personnel have tested positive for Covid-19. Of these 2,754 have recovered and 45 have tragically succumbed," Deshmukh's tweet read.

In a series of tweets, Deshmukh informed that "There's been a steady rise in the number of Covid-19 calls on the police helpline 100. As many as 1,03,707 such calls have been received. 268 instances of assaults on

Topics : Coronavirus Lockdown Health Ministry Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray

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