Star Online Report
At least 241 police personnel were infected across the country in the last 24 hours till today noon, making the total jump to 2382, according to a tally of the Police Headquarters.
It is the highest ever number of positive cases detected among law enforcers in a single day, officials said.
Earlier, the record figure of infections in police personnel in a single day was 207, on May 11.
Of the 2382 infected, 1041 are from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
Seven infected police personnel died so far, while 361 others have recovered till today.
Police officials said they have made all arrangements for the treatment of their infected colleagues, to keep people safe from the virus.
As the Central Police Hospital was struggling to deal with the huge number of patients, authorities recently booked a private hospital to treat its members.
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