New Delhi: A 34-year-old soldier posted in Leh, Ladakh has been tested positive, making it the first case of coronavirus in the Indian Army.

The soldier, who is from the Ladakh Scouts, an infantry regiment of the Army known as the “Snow Warriors” has been placed in isolation.

It is said that the soldier, who was on casual leave, met his father, who returned from Iran on February 27 and then returned to duty on March 2.

His father was quarantined from Feb 29 at Ladakh Heart Foundation and reported positive for coronavirus or COVID 19 on March 6. The soldier was quarantined a day later, and he tested positive on Monday, reported NDTV.

Meanwhile, another Indian Army officer has been quarantined at a military institute in Pune with symptoms of the virus. The officer has not been tested yet.

Across India, 147 have tested positive for coronavirus and there have been three deaths.