Kolkata Police Kolkata Police report its sixth Covid-19 fatality
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata Police on Tuesday reported its sixth Covid-19 fatality as a 59-year-old constable posted at south Kolkata's Charu Market Police Station died due to the highly infectitious disease.
According to reports, constable Debendra Nath Tirki, who had tested positive for Covid-19, was undergoing treatment at a city hospital where he died on Tuesday.
"We deeply mourn the untimely demise of Constable Debendra Nath Tirki, who was posted in Charu Market PS. He was affected with COVID-19 and was at the forefront of our Fight Against Corona." Kolkata Police tweeted.
Sad to inform that we lost another colleague to #CoronaVirus .Constable Debendranath Tikri (59) expired in hospital today. My heartfelt condolences to the near & dear ones. #Salute #CoronaMartyr #FightAgainstCorona #TeamKP pic.twitter.com/VejFriJ01H
— CP Kolkata Anuj (@CPKolkata) July 28, 2020
Earlier, five more Kolkata cops, including an Inspector-rank officer, three constables and a civic volunteer, succumbed to Covid-19.
So far, over 900 Kolkata Police personnel have tested positive for the deadly virus while more than 600 of them have recovered from the infection.
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