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First death in CISF, 68 infected
New Delhi: An Assistant Sub Inspector in the CISF has succumbed to COVID-19 infection during treatment in Kolkata, raising serious concern as it is...
New Delhi: An Assistant Sub Inspector in the CISF has succumbed to COVID-19 infection during treatment in Kolkata, raising serious concern as it is the first death reported in the force so far and 68 personnel have been infected till Tuesday. Of the infected, five fresh cases were reported in the last 24 hours. Two CISF personnel have also recovered from the virus and discharged.
The 55-year-old Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Assistant Sub-Inspector passed away during treatment on Monday. He was found to be COVID-19 positive on May 5 and was being treated at the Desun Hospital in Kolkata. He was a resident of Dakshin Dinajpur in West Bengal.
The five fresh COVID-19 infected cases in the CISF were reported from Delhi, where the number now has touched 27. Of the 68 CISF personnel infected with the virus, 32 are in Mumbai, 27 in Delhi, five Ahmedabad, and two each in Kolkata and Greater Noida.
Out of 32 infected CISF personnel in Mumbai, 28 were deputed at the Mumbai airport, two at the Mumbai port, and one each at the government mint -- one of the four mints in the country for the production of coins -- as well as Hindustan Petroleum/Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL).
