Akola, Sep 21 (PTI) A 51-year-old police head constable died of COVID-19 in Maharashtra's Akola district on Monday, a senior police official said.

This is the first case of a police personnel's death due to the viral infection in the district, he said.

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The victim was undergoing treatment in the ICU of a government hospital here since September 14.

He died around 3 am on Monday, Akola Superintendent of Police G Shridhar said.

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People need to take care as the risk of spread of the disease is increasing, he said.

So far, the district has reported 6,602 COVID-19 cases and 209 deaths due to the disease.

As of now, there are 1,661 active COVID-19 cases in Akola while 4,732 patients have recovered from the infection, according to the district administration said.

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