A 57-year-old Mumbai policeman succumbed to Covid-19 at the Nair Hospital, the first such casualty in the city's police force, an official said on Sunday. At least 40 other policemen have tested coronavirus positive and are undergoing treatment at various city hospitals. The deceased policeman -- a Head Constable posted at Vakola Police Station in Santacruz east -- was residing at the Premnagar Colony in Worli.

He was rushed to the Nair Hospital after complaining of uneasiness on April 22 and later tested positive. As his condition continued to worsen, he was put on a ventilator but he failed to make it and breathed his last on Saturday afternoon, sending shockwaves in the police force. Though it is not clear when and how he got infected, another policeman and a close contact of the deceased has also tested positive, and is currently under treatment at a government facility in Jogeshwari.