<p>A 38-year-old policeman died of Covid-19 in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Monday, a police official said.</p>.<p>The deceased, a police naik, was a resident of Murbad taluka in neighbouring Thane district. He was attached to the Valiv police station at Vasai in Palghar.</p>.<p>After he tested positive for coronavirus, he was admitted to a hospital where he was undergoing treatment.<br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-july-13-860479.html" target="_blank">For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</a></strong></p>.<p>He was on ventilator support since the last two-three days and died on Monday, Palghar police spokesperson Sachin Navadkar said.</p>.<p>District Collector Dr Kailas Shinde in a message condoled the death of the policeman.</p>.<p>Navadkar said 135 personnel in the district have so far tested positive for coronavirus and two of them have died.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Earlier, a 40-year-old hawaldar died of coronavirus here last month.</p>.<p>Till now, 130 police personnel have been discharged after recovery while 30 are currently undergoing treatment in hospitals, the spokesperson said.</p>
<p>A 38-year-old policeman died of Covid-19 in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Monday, a police official said.</p>.<p>The deceased, a police naik, was a resident of Murbad taluka in neighbouring Thane district. He was attached to the Valiv police station at Vasai in Palghar.</p>.<p>After he tested positive for coronavirus, he was admitted to a hospital where he was undergoing treatment.<br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-july-13-860479.html" target="_blank">For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</a></strong></p>.<p>He was on ventilator support since the last two-three days and died on Monday, Palghar police spokesperson Sachin Navadkar said.</p>.<p>District Collector Dr Kailas Shinde in a message condoled the death of the policeman.</p>.<p>Navadkar said 135 personnel in the district have so far tested positive for coronavirus and two of them have died.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Earlier, a 40-year-old hawaldar died of coronavirus here last month.</p>.<p>Till now, 130 police personnel have been discharged after recovery while 30 are currently undergoing treatment in hospitals, the spokesperson said.</p>