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So far 13, police personnel have died due to the coronavirus and related illnesses
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Police in Chennai checking vehicles during the lockdown. Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: PICHUMANI K
So far 13, police personnel have died due to the coronavirus and related illnesses
As many as 258 police personnel, who contracted COVID-19, are undergoing treatment at hospitals or are under isolation, the Chennai police have said.
Since the pandemic, 3,609 personnel had contracted the virus and fallen ill and 3,338 of them were cured and discharged from hospitals. So far, 13 police personnel died of COVID-19 and related illnesses during the first wave and second wave. Seven of them succumbed at hospitals while six died soon after being discharged from hospitals.