Updated On: 16 September, 2020 09:20 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Naik also highlighted the steps taken to tackle the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the defence sector

Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik
A total of 32 Indian Army personnel and three Indian Air Force men succumbed to the deadly coronavirus, Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said in the Parliament on Wednesday.
"The number of deceased due to Covid-19 in Army and Air Force are 32 and 3, respectively, and 'NIL' in case of Navy," Naik said in a reply to Congress MP Anumula Revanth Reddy in Lok Sabha.