Mumbai: Around 250 policemen from the city have tested positive for COVID-19 till date, said the Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh. Most of the infected policemen are asymptomatic and none of them are in intensive care.
So far, three policemen from Mumbai have died of Covid-19.
On Thursday, he visited Sir JJ Marg police station, which has the maximum number of COVID-19 cases in the city. Twenty seven of the COVID-19 policemen are reportedly posted here.
Other police stations like Dharavi, Wadala and Vakola are among the worst-hit across 94 police stations in the city.
Till Thursday morning, the Maharashtra Police department recorded 531 cases of Covid-19. This includes 250 cases from Mumbai Police. Out of the 531 cases, about 480 are police constables while rest 51 are officers. About 39 have recovered while five died of the infection.