<span style="color: #222222;">In Maharashtra, authorities are grappling to contain the COVID-19 which is rapidly spreading in every section of the soceity.<br />''<br />''Along with civilians, medical personnel, police and defense personnel too have been affected.<br />''<br />''As many as, 67 policemen tested positive for the virus in last 24 hours, while a total of 59 policemen have succumbed to the infection till date.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, frontline workers who are more vulnerable to the virus have been facing the brunt of the  infection in Maharashtra, the worst affected state due to Covid-19 in the country.<br />''<br />''And this is apparent as, 67 more police personnel from the state have tested positive for COVID-19 in last 24 hours.<br />''<br />''With this the total number of police personnel affected by Covid -19 in the state has reached 4810 and death toll going up to 59.<br />''<br />''On the other hand, as many as 361 inmates have so far tested positive across 11 prisons of the state, of which 106 are active cases.<br />''<br />''94 prison staff have also tested positive while four deaths have been reported in these prisons.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to extend the Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till November this year.<br />''<br />''He said the scheme will benefit seven crore people in the state of Maharashtra.</span><br />