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A health worker (L) wearing a facemask checks the body temperature of an army personnel, amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, at the entrance of the Durgiana Temple in Amritsar. (Credit: AFP Photo)
An army doctor posted in Delhi tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, official sources said.
Following this, the place where he worked has been sanitised, they said.
"One army doctor in Delhi today tested positive. The contact tracing has been started," a source said.
The total number of coronavirus cases in the national capital on Tuesday increased to 1,561 with 51 fresh cases and two deaths being reported in a day, taking the toll due to COVID-19 in Delhi to 30, according to the Delhi government authorities.
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