Nine Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on Friday tested positive for COVID-19 in Delhi. The CRPF personnel from the 31st battalion underwent tests when 'contact tracing' was done after a head constable, who was working as a nursing assistant, was declared COVID-19 positive a few days back.

The infected constable is part of the 162nd battalion deployed in J&K’s Kupwara and was in Delhi’s Noida on leave.

The jawan was ordered to report to the 31st battalion based in the Kalkaji area of the national capital for testing and he was confirmed with COVID-19 infection on April 21.

The nine CRPF personnel are now being admitted to a hospital in Delhi for isolation and as many as 50 other personnel have been quarantined.

The infected CRPF personnel include seven constables, a head constable, and a sub-inspector rank officer.