Eight staffs of Pipili police station in Puri district tested Covid-19 positive while another on-duty policeman of Satasankha outpost under police station succumbed tovirus on Wednesday.
Pipili PS IIC Gouranga Prusty asked people not to visit the police for next seven days.Sources said an official and seven Constables of Pipili police station have contracted virus. Besides, Pipili SDPO has tested positive.
Constable Umesh Sethy (35) of Satasankha police outpost under Pipili PS succumbed to virus while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Bhubaneswar. After developing flu-like symptoms, Sethy had undergone test at Capital Hospital four days ago. After his reports came positive, he was shifted to KIMS Covid Hospital.