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COVID-19: Six more CRPF personnel of Delhi-based battalion test positive, tally rises to 52

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

Six more personnel from a Delhi-based CRPF battalion tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, taking the number of cases to 52 in the unit, officials said.

They belong to the 31st battalion of the paramilitary force, based in Mayur

Vihar Phase-III, which was sealed after 46 personnel were infected with the novel coronavirus and one succumbed to it earlier.

Six more out of 89 samples taken have tested positive for COVID-19, a senior official said.

The total infected troops in this unit stand at 52 now.

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First Published: Apr 30 2020 | 9:14 PM IST

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