Mumbai, Jul 21 (PTI) A 53-year-old Mumbai police constable died due to COVID-19 in the early hours of Tuesday, taking the toll in the metropolis' force to 52, an official said.

The COVID-19 victim, a resident of Navi Mumbai, was attached to Tilaknagar police station and was admitted in Somaiya Hospital in Chunabhatti on June 22 after falling ill, he informed.

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He died due to COVID-19 and pneumonia as per doctors, the official added.

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