Indian Railway lost 2,952 employees to covid-19, and at least 157,496 staff tested positive for the virus, according to Union government data, reflecting how the pandemic affected the human resource of the national transporter.
Of the staff who have died, in 1,931 cases the government has given jobs to their eligible family members on compassionate grounds. “Out of a total of 1,57,496 cases found covid positive after RTPCR test, 2,952 railway employees have died due to corona disease.
As per records available, 98 of the 2,952 deceased railway employees had taken corona vaccine," according to Indian Railway.