NASHIK :
A total of 1,030 cops in Nashik division have been contracted Covid so far in course of their duties, while 10 succumbed to the viral disease.
The pandemic tally in division has reached 85,328. The first patient in district had found at Malegaon. Police security had tightened there following rise in number of patients.
Personnel from Nashik, Jalgaon and other districts as well as home guard jawans had been deployed there.
796 police personnel, 76 state reserve police force jawans, while 19 home guard jawans are among those who have been infected. Highest number of personnel are from Jalgaon.
They are 368, while 333 are from Nashik district. 242 are from Ahmednagar, whereas 29 are from Nandurbar district. So far Corona test of a total of 2,000 police officials and personnel was conducted, while 1500 personnel were asked to stay under home quarantine.
Of the total infected, 891 personnel got cured of the disease, while rest 149 undergoing the treatment.
Information about infected personnel in the division is being collected. Efforts will be made to start a separate Corona centre in those district where number of infected personnel is higher. We are trying to encourage personnel in this period and to take care of personnel and their family members.
Dr Pratap Dighavkar, spl IG
Status of infected in division
District Positive Recovered Deaths
Ahmednangar 242 210 03
Jalgaon 368 313 02
Nashik (rural) 333 306 05
Dhule 48 40 0
Nandurbar 39 22 0
Total 1030 891 10
