<p>A 52-year-old senior doctor from Pune's Sassoon General Hospital has tested positive for <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates">coronavirus</a>, an official said on Saturday.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-3-deaths-in-telangana-1-new-case-in-manipur-all-returned-from-nizamuddin-meet-817763.html"><b>Track live updates on coronavirus here</b></a></p>.<p>Sassoon Hospital is the designated COVID-19 critical care centre in Maharashtra's Pune city and so far, over 40 coronavirus-related deaths have been reported from the state- run facility.</p>.<p><b>Also Read: </b><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-april-18-826787.html"><b>Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases</b></a></p>.<p>"He is a senior doctor who attended to COVID-19 patients at Sassoon. A couple of days ago, he complained of breathlessness and got himself admitted at the hospital," an official from the hospital said.</p>.<p>The doctor's test results came out positive on Thursday night and his condition remains stable, he said.</p>.<p>High-risk contacts of the doctor have been traced and quarantined, the official said.</p>.<p>Recently, three nurses working in the isolation ward also tested positive for the infection. </p>
<p>A 52-year-old senior doctor from Pune's Sassoon General Hospital has tested positive for <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates">coronavirus</a>, an official said on Saturday.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-3-deaths-in-telangana-1-new-case-in-manipur-all-returned-from-nizamuddin-meet-817763.html"><b>Track live updates on coronavirus here</b></a></p>.<p>Sassoon Hospital is the designated COVID-19 critical care centre in Maharashtra's Pune city and so far, over 40 coronavirus-related deaths have been reported from the state- run facility.</p>.<p><b>Also Read: </b><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-april-18-826787.html"><b>Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases</b></a></p>.<p>"He is a senior doctor who attended to COVID-19 patients at Sassoon. A couple of days ago, he complained of breathlessness and got himself admitted at the hospital," an official from the hospital said.</p>.<p>The doctor's test results came out positive on Thursday night and his condition remains stable, he said.</p>.<p>High-risk contacts of the doctor have been traced and quarantined, the official said.</p>.<p>Recently, three nurses working in the isolation ward also tested positive for the infection. </p>