Puri: Nine inspectors-in-charge are among 200 policemen infected by COVID-19 in Puri district.
According to Puri SP Akhileshvar Singh, these police personnel posted in 29 police stations under four police divisions have contracted the virus.
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Two cops have also died of the infection.
Meanwhile, the COVID-19 tally in Puri district touched 8652 on Tuesday with an overnight addition of 265 new cases. The district has witnessed a sudden surge in cases this month with over 200 cases almost every day and the biggest spike of 387 on September 9.
While it has a positivity rate of 10.47 per cent, the cured rate stands at 80.45 per cent.
With 38 deaths and 6961, Puri now has 1650 active cases.
