Covid-19: 811 cops infected in Prayagraj range

PRAYAGRAJ: As per the official numbers, a total of 811 policemen had tested positive for Covid-19 infection in four districts of the Prayagraj range comprising Prayagraj, Kaushambi, Pratapgarh and Fatehpur since the outbreak of the pandemic last year. Out of the total infected cops, 760 of them have recovered so far.
As of now, 46 policemen including 25 in Prayagraj, four in Fatehpur and 17 in Pratapgarh are currently undergoing treatment at Covid-19 level one and two hospitals.Five policemen have so far lost their lives in the battle against Covid-19 in the range.
Statistics of range police revealed that 373 policemen have tested positive for Covid-19 infection in Prayagraj district followed by Pratapgarh (235), Fatehpur (114) and Kaushambi (89) to date. 348 policemen have recovered in Prayagraj, followed by 223 in Pratapgarh, 110 in Fatehpur and 89 in Kaushambi respectively. While four Covid related deaths of policemen were reported in Pratapgarh, there has been one casualty in Prayagraj district so far.
Inspector general of police (Prayargaj range) K P Singh told TOI, “In the first Covid-19 wave last year, as many as 669 policemen tested positive and four of them also lost their lives. He, however, said that vaccination and strict adherence to Covid-19 protocol has helped policemen to protect themselves from the second wave of the novel coronavirus and that only 142 policemen have tested positive in UP’s Prayagraj range so far.
The number of infected policemen in the second Covid wave is one-fifth of that in the first wave. In the first Covid wave, the list of 669 infected cops included 295 in Prayagraj, 78 in Kaushambi, 101 in Fatehpur and 194 in Pratapgarh. IG, meanwhile, said there are a total of 14,769 policemen posted in Prayagrajrange—6,889 in Prayagraj district, 2,053 in Kaushambi, 2,958 in Fatehpur and 2,889 in Pratapgarh district.
Figures also claimed that till May 24, there were 77,570 positive cases in Prayargaj and 75,353 of them have recovered. While there are 1,377 active cases in Prayagraj, the city also reported 840 deaths directly due to or related to the virus.
In the Kaushambi district, a total of 4,430 people tested positive for Covid-19 infection to date and 4,324 of them have recovered. Kaushambi district has reported 41 death and 65 active cases so far. In the Fatehpur district, a total of 6,443 positive cases were reported and 6,202 of them have recovered, while Fatehpur district has currently 119 active cases. The district also recorded 122 deaths so far.
In the Pratapgarh district, a total of 7,119 Covid-19 positive cases were reported and 4,033 of them have recovered. While the district has currently 2,945 active cases, 141 deaths were also reported so far. In the Prayagraj range, a total of 95,562 people had tested positive for Covid-19 infection since the breakout of the pandemic last year and 89,912 of them have recovered. While the range has currently 4,506 active cases, a total of 1,144 deaths were also reported in four districts of the range.