New Delhi, May 11 (IANS): After witnessing 56 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours as of Sunday, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), in some rather good news, has seen just one fresh case in the last 24 hours, while one infected personnel has recovered, an official said on Monday.

Every day, fresh cases of Covid-19 pour in from paramilitary forces. An official said by Saturday night itself, 100 ITBP personnel had tested positive for Covid-19. On Friday, 12 personnel of the force tested positive while on Thursday, 37 tested positive.

The official said a total of 127 ITBP personnel have been admitted to the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) Referral Hospital in Greater Noida while 26 are at the AIIMS in Haryana's Jhajjar and two at Safdarjung hospital in Delhi. One personnel is being treated at LNJP in New Delhi.

The CAPF Hospital has emerged as a hub for treating coronavirus affected personnel from not just the ITBP but different paramilitary forces. Besides 127 ITBP personnel, it houses 28 BSF troopers, four CRPF and one CISF and NSG personnel each. The facility is also treating one civilian and four family members of ITBP personnel.