Mumbai, Jul 3 (PTI) A 50-year-old assistant police inspector and a head constable posted in Mumbai have died due to COVID-19, officials said on Friday.

The assistant police inspector is the second officer from the Mumbai police force to die due to coronavirus infection. A total of 40 police personnel have died due to COVID-19 in Mumbai.

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So far, the virus has claimed the lives of 64 police personnel including four officers in Maharashtra.

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