A 34-year-old police constable working at the Chikkadpally police station tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday morning.
He was on sick leave for the last eight days. After the constable complained of fever, officials sanctioned him leave on medical grounds. As he developed high fever followed by Covid-19 virus symptoms, he was rushed to the Gandhi hospital from his residence at Munaganuru village in Turkayamjal near Hayathnagar on Saturday evening.