NEW DELHI : As many as 24 patients, including serving and retired armed forces personnel, have tested positive for Covid-19 at the Indian Army's Research and Referral Hospital in the national capital. "The 24 patients were undergoing treatment at the oncology department of the hospital," said a senior Indian Army officer, adding that these patients have been shifted to the Base Hospital in Delhi's Cantonment area.
The officer said that test results of more patients in the hospital are awaited. Apart from this, 74 persons, including serving officers, ex-servicemen and dependents, from all the armed forces were admitted to different hospitals for Covid-19 treatment.