A Delhi Police head constable died due to Covid-19 at a city hospital. The deceased, Leela Dhar, was posted at Defence Colony police station. Dhar died on Friday.
According to Atul Kumar Thakur, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South district, on July 11, Dhar had reported mild fever. He was taken to Nehru Homeopathic College and Hospital, B-Block Defence Colony, where he had tested positive.
“Thereafter, he was shifted to Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, Tahir Pur. He was shifted to the ICU on July 19 and was given plasma therapy. On Friday, Dhar passed away,” the DCP said.
Police said that more than 2,500 Delhi Police personnel have been infected with COVID-19 so far. Of these, more than 2,100 have recovered and resumed their duties, while over a dozen succumbed to the virus.
