A Dahisar police head constable died late on Friday night due to Covid-19. His senior inspector said Sandip Tawde, 48, had taken his second dose of the vaccine in mid-March. Vaccination reduces the severity of the disease even if a recipient contracts the virus. BMC Additional Commissioner Suresh Kakani said it is one in 10 lakh (one million) occurrence and that the civic body will study the patient’s case and also refer it to the central government.

Tawde took his first vaccine dose on February 12 and the second shot a month later. He tested positive on April 21, according to his colleagues. He was posted on duty at the local magistrate’s court and was recently rewarded for his work as a Covid-19 warrior by his department.