Mumbai, May 7 : Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Thursday said that 487 policemen have tested COVID-19 positive in the state ever since the nationwide lockdown came into force.
The lockdown was imposed on March 24 and has been extended till May 17 to contain the spread of coronavirus.
Taking to Twitter, Deshmukh said, “487 police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 since the lockdown.”
In a series of tweets, he also said that there is a steady rise in the number of calls regarding COVID-19 on the police helpline number 100.
The minister added as many as 85,309 calls have been received on the number so far.
The NCP leader also said that 3,10,694 passes have been issued for essential service providers and those caught in emergencies till now.
(PTI)
