2,141 police members have so far been infected with coronavirus as of Friday (May 15).
Bangladesh reported the highest coronavirus cases—1,202 on Friday and the number of new cases remained over 1,000 for the last few days.
Meanwhile, among the total coronavirus-infected police members, 1,041 are of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) alone, sources at Police Headquarters said.
In the meantime, seven members of the law enforcement died of Covid-19, sources said.
The sources said 3,091 policemen were in quarantine while 1,152 were being treated at isolation units as of Thursday. Besides, 237 patients made full recovery, the sources added.
Members of Bangladesh Police, Armed forces, and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), along with other agencies have been jointly working to ensure social distancing across the country.
Meanwhile, 345 members of Armed Forces both in-service and retired military/civilian members and their families were admitted to Dhaka Combined Military Hospital (CMH) with coronavirus infection as of Monday.
Among them, 88 made full recovery, six have died and all other patients admitted to the hospital are healthy, said a media release of Inter Service Public Relation (ISPR) Directorate.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Police recently hired the 250-bed Impulse Hospital in the capital for the treatment of coronavirus-infected police members.
