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1,700 Delhi Police personnel tests positive for COVID-19

Delhi, on Tuesday, reported 21,259 new COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours with a positivity rate of 25.65 percent.

1,700 Delhi Police personnel tests positive for COVID-19

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Around 1700 Delhi Police personnel have tested Covid positive between January 1 and January 12, said Delhi Police.

Earlier, as per reports, 1,000 Delhi Police personnel had tested positive for COVID-19.

According to the sources in Delhi Police, senior officers are holding virtual meetings without much emphasis on physical meetings.

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“All those who have tested positive for COVID-19 have been advised to stay in home isolation,” said the source.

Besides, a separate health desk has been set up for the policemen at Delhi Police Headquarters and is updating information related to the health of all the policemen.

Delhi, on Tuesday, reported 21,259 new COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours with a positivity rate of 25.65 percent.

On May 5 last year, the positivity rate was 26.36 percent in the national capital.

With the addition of 21,259 new cases, the active caseload in the city mounted to 74,881 which is the highest in the past eight months, according to the bulletin. So far, a total of 15,90,155 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the national capital. In the past 24 hours, Delhi also reported 23 deaths, taking the total number of fatalities to 25,200 here.

(With inputs from ANI)

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