557 police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 since lockdown, says Maharashtra Home Minister
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- Published: May 15, 2020 13:28
Mumbai (Maharashtra): A total of 1061 personnel of the Maharashtra Police, including 112 police officers, have tested positive for COVID-19 so far, police said on Friday. Maharashtra police in its COVID-19 related action report informed that out of the total infected people, 174 have been cured while 9 have lost their lives.
As many as 85 police personnel were injured while on duty during COVID-19 related activities, and 803 accused have been arrested in cases of assault on police personnel during the lockdown period, police informed.
1061 personnel of Maharashtra Police including 112 police officers have been tested positive for #COVID19 so far. Out of the total infected police personnel, 174 have been cured while 9 others lost their lives: Maharashtra Police pic.twitter.com/HgNkrDBpeZ
— ANI (@ANI) May 15, 2020
A staggering number of 1,07,256 cases have been registered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 188 (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) ever since the nationwide lockdown. A total of 20, 471 people have been arrested so far for violating lockdown guidelines, 58, 291 vehicle seized and Rs. 4,25,80,094 fine recovered from offenders.
Maharashtra is the worst-affected state due to COVID-19. According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), there are 27,524 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state including 6,059 patients who have recovered and 1,019 people who have died from the infection. (ANI)