Army doctor tests positive for coronavirus, contact tracing begins

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.