11,813 new Covid-19 infections in Maharashtra, tally over to 5.6 lakh

Despite being accused of low testing, the Maharashtra government has tested samples of 29,76,090 people till date to detect the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the state.

At least 381 personnel of the Maharashtra Police also tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday and three others succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours, an official



said. With the three new fatalities, the Covid-19 death toll in the state police force has touched 124.

Till date about 11,773 police personnel have contracted the deadly infection in Maharashtra while discharging their duties. A total of 9,416 policemen have also recovered from the disease, while 2,233 are currently undergoing treatment, the official said.