85 more Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday raising the number of Covid-19 infections in the Central Armed Police Forces close to 400.
The central paramilitary forces had reported total 286 positive cases from across the country till Tuesday evening and maximum of these are now from the BSF (over 150), while 146 of the infected personnel are from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), 45 from the ITBP, 15 from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and 13 cases are from Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
Around 10 lakh strong border guarding forces are deployed for counter-insurgency, border guarding and law and order duties across the country.
The spike in Covid-19 infections in CAPFs in last one week has raised concerns among its brass, which has asked the troopers to maintain highest levels of personal hygiene and maintain social distancing at work.
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