Thane, Jun 1 (PTI) A 48-year-old policeman has died of COVID-19 in Maharashtra's Thane district on Monday, a senior officer said.

This is the second death from the police force in the district due to the viral infection, he said.

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The policeman attached to Ulhasnagar division had died on May 27, but his swab report came positive on May 30, the officer said.

Meanwhile, the number of COVID-19 cases in the district rose by 398 to 8,665 while the death toll mounted by 17 to 273.

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