MUMBAI: A constable who turned 46 on June 1 and completed 21 years of service with Mumbai Police on June 15 succumbed to Covid-19 on Wednesday, 24 hours after he was admitted to Guru Nanak hospital in Bandra (E).
Kailash Dabhade, attached to Bhandup police station, was admitted for fever on June 6 with no comorbidities. He succumbed in ICU after his condition worsened at 1.27am.
Dabhade was on duty till June 3 but took leave for two days due to fever. "He was fit. He had a fever but did not show signs of uneasiness. His wife and two college-going children, a 20-year-old son and 18-year-old daughter, will be quarantined," said an officer.
With this, the toll in the city police force touched 44, and was 72 in Maharashtra. The cops Covid-19 summary report showed cause for concern with 11 deaths being reported in 28 days from April 25 after the first death of a head police constable from Vakola police station was reported. Another 33 died in 46 days from May 23.
Kailash Dabhade, attached to Bhandup police station, was admitted for fever on June 6 with no comorbidities. He succumbed in ICU after his condition worsened at 1.27am.
Dabhade was on duty till June 3 but took leave for two days due to fever. "He was fit. He had a fever but did not show signs of uneasiness. His wife and two college-going children, a 20-year-old son and 18-year-old daughter, will be quarantined," said an officer.
With this, the toll in the city police force touched 44, and was 72 in Maharashtra. The cops Covid-19 summary report showed cause for concern with 11 deaths being reported in 28 days from April 25 after the first death of a head police constable from Vakola police station was reported. Another 33 died in 46 days from May 23.
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