As many as 11 Kolkata Police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19, taking the total number of infected policemen in the force to 217, a senior officer said on Tuesday. Also read: Coronavirus lockdown | Kolkata reopens after 77 days, anxiety thick in the airThe 11 infected Kolkata Police personnel were from the combat force, the Police Training School (PTS) and different police stations, the officer said. I wish everyone will be safe and all those down with the disease will get well soon,” the IPS officer said. Coronavirus | Kolkata accounts for 65% of COVID-19 deaths in Bengal, show dataEarlier, 17 police personnel of the Garfa Police Station in the city had tested positive for COVID-19. On Saturday, a constable posted at the Shakespeare Sarani Police Station in the city had succumbed to the disease while undergoing treatment at the Kolkata National Medical College.

Source: The Hindu June 09, 2020 05:48 UTC