<p>A Supreme Court administration branch member has died due to the novel coronavirus, an official said Sunday, confirming the first COVID-19 death among the country’s top court staffers.</p>.<p>The apex court has been hearing matters through video conferencing since March 23, two days before a national lockdown was imposed to restrict the spread of coronavirus.</p>.<p>An apex court official said that Rajendra Rawat, who died on Saturday, was with the SC’s administration department and had tested positive for COVID-19 five days back.</p>.<p>Rawat, who was around 50, is survived by his spouse and three children, he said.</p>.<p>Till August 19, about 125 Registry staff and their immediate family members had got infected with the virus.</p>.<p>The apex court registry has been functioning with a reduced number of staff due to various reasons including the lack of adequate public transport facilities.</p>.<p>The top court has been taking sanitisation measures and other Covid-19 protocols as preventive steps.</p>
<p>A Supreme Court administration branch member has died due to the novel coronavirus, an official said Sunday, confirming the first COVID-19 death among the country’s top court staffers.</p>.<p>The apex court has been hearing matters through video conferencing since March 23, two days before a national lockdown was imposed to restrict the spread of coronavirus.</p>.<p>An apex court official said that Rajendra Rawat, who died on Saturday, was with the SC’s administration department and had tested positive for COVID-19 five days back.</p>.<p>Rawat, who was around 50, is survived by his spouse and three children, he said.</p>.<p>Till August 19, about 125 Registry staff and their immediate family members had got infected with the virus.</p>.<p>The apex court registry has been functioning with a reduced number of staff due to various reasons including the lack of adequate public transport facilities.</p>.<p>The top court has been taking sanitisation measures and other Covid-19 protocols as preventive steps.</p>