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KARACHI: At least 149 Sindh Police personnel, including officers and ranks, tested positive for the novel coronavirus during the last five days, pushing the number of infected police personnel to 4,084.
According to a Sindh police spokesperson, “So far, 22 police officials have died due to the virus and at least 465 were undergoing treatment,” adding that as many as 3,597 police personnel had recovered from the virus and were in good health.
The spokesperson further informed that essential steps were being taken daily to ensure proper care of the personnel who have contracted Covid-19. “The officers and ranks, who served as the vanguard against coronavirus, are extremely committed and enthusiastic to serve humanity,” he added.
Pakistan recorded 1,704 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 460,672. In the last 24 hours, the virus claimed 82 lives, as the country’s death toll jumped to 9,474.
Earlier, in June, Karachi AIG Ghulam Nabi Memon issued directives for an isolation centre to be set up at the Sindh Police Hospital in Garden, in order to treat police personnel infected with COVID-19.