The total number of Covid-19 positive cases in 31 Battalion of CRPF reached 70 on Friday of which one has recovered and another has died leaving a tally of 68 active cases even as the ITBP has now contracted the viral disease with five personnel getting inflicted with the pandemic.
Meanwhile, 49 personnel, including a Deputy Inspector General, of the Welfare Branch of CRPF headquarters here have been home quarantined after Havildar showed symptoms of the pandemic on Wednesday even as his test report for Covid-19 is awaited.
In the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), two personnel deployed here with the Delhi police company at Shastri Park and residing in Rohini area with the Company have been tested positive for the disease. Another three personnel tested positive for corona virus located at the paramilitary's Tigri Camp here. Following the detection of the positive cases in the ITBP ranks, about 100 personnel have been quarantined after detailed contact tracing of the people who came in contact with the infected personnel.
All the development like detection and quarantine of the personnel has been effected during the last 48 hours, ITBP officials said.
As many as 17 positive cases have been identified in the CRPF's 31 Battalion during the last 24 hours, officials said. Entire 31 Battalion of the CRPF located at the paramilitary's Mayur Vihar camp here has been quarantined following the death of Sub Inspector Mohammad Ikram Hussain. Swab samples of over 400 personnel of the CRPF's 31 Battalion have already been collected and the test reports are coming in batches, CRPF officials said.
Out of the 70 positive cases in 31 Battalion, one patient has recovered whuile Hussain succumbed to the disease owing to underlying conditions of diabetes and hypertension.
On Wednesday, Havildar Om Prakash Sahu exhibited Covid-19 symptoms like sore throat and headache following which his swab sample was sent to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital for testing. While his report is awaited, Sahu is said to be showing improvement in his condition.
However, 49 personnel including DIG Rajeev Ranjan Kumar, two Commandants, one Second-in-Command officer, two Deputy Commandants and an Assistant Commandant among others were home quarantined for 14 days as they had come in contact with Sahu, officials added.