Over 3 dozen cops in Mysuru have Covid

MYSURU: More than three dozen police personnel both in the Mysuru city commissionerate and in the district police force have contracted Covid. All the cops who have tested positive are in isolation. With Covid cases surging across the district, police do not want to take any chances vis-à-vis the health of the personnel and all personnel have been advised to undergo a Covid test.Most of those who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the police department are constables.
Mysuru district SP R Chethan said that 16 cops attached to various stations across the district had tested positive for Covid.
On the other hand, nearly 40% of the police force in the district has taken the booster dose as a precautionary measure.
Mysuru city police commissioner Chandragupta said that nearly two dozen cops in the commissionerate had contracted Covid.