BSF Covid tally 1,348 after 36 more test +ve

NEW DELHI: Thirty six more Border Security Force (BSF) personnel tested positive for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours and 33 others have recovered from the viral infection, a statement from the BSF said on Sunday.

At least 526 security personnel are currently suffering from the infectious disease in the border guarding force. The force now has 1,348 coronavirus cases and out of these 526 personnel are under treatment.

So far, 817 BSF personnel have been cured and discharged from medical camps.

On Saturday, 79 personnel of the two border security forces-the BSF and the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) -- tested positive for coronavirus.

The about 2.5-lakh personnel strong BSF reported 45 fresh Covid-19 cases and 39 recoveries a day earlier, officials said.

Meanwhile, 22 more people, including four Assam Rifles personnel and 10 NDRF staffers, tested positive for Covid-19 in Mizoram, taking the state’s tally to 186, an official said on Sunday.

Of the fresh cases, 14 were reported from Aizawl district and four each from Siaha and Lawngtlai, he said.

“A total of 22 people, including three women, tested positive for the disease in the past 24 hours and all of them have travel history,” the health department official said.

This is the second-highest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases in the state after the first coronavirus patient was found in Mizoram on March 24, he said.

The state had reported the biggest single-day spike of 51 coronavirus cases on June 10.