Two more cops die of Covid in city

Nagpur: Two police personnel, including an assisantt sub-inspector (ASI) with State Intelligence Department (SID), succumbed to Covid-19 within 24 hours. The latest deaths took the toll to four cops in city and one of their family members too.
Till Tuesday, 219 city cops and their 169 family members have tested positive. It is learnt 56-year-old ASI with SID was supposed to be discharged from a private hospital at Kamptee after recovering. In a dramatic manner, he collapsed following pain in his chest. The ASI was on ventilator but had made a recovery from a critical stage. He had been admitted for around a week.
A head constable, aged 49 years, was declared dead at Mayo hospital where he had been rushed by relatives after developing breathing difficulties at his residence. He was asymptomatic and only had mouth ulcer. The head constable was part of police band and posted at the headquarters.
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