Table 1. The Impact of COVID-19 on Indian Police Personnel (as on August 31, 2020).
Number of police personnel who tested positive | 71,832 | |
Number of police personnel quarantined | 25,013 | |
Number of police personnel who died | 428 | |
Number of police personnel injured in attacks | 260 | |
Top five states/division (personnel tested positive) | Maharashtra | 14,792 |
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) | 7,144 | |
Telangana | 5,684 | |
Border Security Force (BSF) | 4,983 | |
West Bengal | 4,500 | |
Top five states/division (personnel quarantined) | Maharashtra | 8,000 |
Border Security Force (BSF) | 7,981 | |
Madhya Pradesh | 2,000 | |
Uttarakhand | 1,970 | |
Kerala | 1,166 |
Source: Indian Police Foundation website.6