A suspected coronavirus patient has committed suicide at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi. The 35-year-old deceased jumped off the 7th floor of the Safdarjung Hospital, according to a PCR call received by the Delhi Police.

He was admitted to Safdarjung Hospital at 9 pm on Wednesday only as a suspected coronavirus patient. The deceased has come to India from Sydney in Australia and had complained of a headache.

The man was brought by the airport authorities as acoronavirus suspect and was immediately put in the isolation ward, hospital sources said.His samples had been taken and sent for testing, they said, adding the reports are awaited. He allegedly forced open the isolation ward gates and jumped off the 7th floor of the hospital.In an official statement, the hospital said, "It is submitted that Today information was received at PS-Safdarjung Enclave vide DD No.42A that a Corona patient has committed suicide by jumping from the SSB building. Deceased has been identified as age about 35 years male.""It has been informed by Nodal Officer that he was admitted today at about 9 PM only as a suspected Corona patient from IGIAirport. He came from Sydney from Flight No. AI-301. He was staying in Sydney for last one year. He was having a headache," the statement added.India has so far reported 161 positive cases. In view of the coronavirus outbreak,Section 144 has been imposed in Noida in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.