It was a torrid 24 hours for the Mumbai Police and health officials, after they discovered that a coronavirus positive patient fled from a hospital. A 27-year-old pregnant woman, who tested positive for COVID-19 at a private hospital, was asked to report to a BMC hospital for further treatment.

However, the woman left the hospital and switched off her phone, which resulted in the cops launching a search operation. The woman was finally traced to Malad's Malvani area on Friday late night, and health official are trying to quarantine all who may have possibly come in contact with her.