CISF reports 20 new Covid cases in 24 hours from IGIA

New Delhi : Panic gripped IGI Airport on Tuesday with Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) reporting 20 of its personnel deployed there getting infected with coronavirus in the past 24 hours, a day after domestic air travel resumed with certain exemptions from lockdown measures.

The force with 1.62-lakh personnel said today that the number of positive cases at the Delhi airport has now reached 25, including the fresh cases.

However, the total number of positive cases reported in the paramilitary force in the last 24 hours is 20, taking the total current active cases to 78.

In a positive sign, the CISF said that 132 of its personnel have so far been cured of Covid-19. As many as 10 personnel recovered and discharged on Tuesday, the CISF data revealed.

Of the 78 CISF personnel infected with the deadly virus, 54 are posted in Delhi, 12 in Mumbai, four in Jharkhand, three in Kolkata, two in Chennai and one each in Hyderabad, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh.

Of the 54 infected CISF men, 25 were deputed at Delhi airport and 22 at Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) while seven were deputed at different Central Government Building Security (CGBS) duty.

Out of 12 infected CISF personnel in Mumbai, five were deputed at Mumbai airport, three at Hindustan Petroleum/Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, and one each at the government mint, Mumbai Port Trust, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited.