Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has examined positive for Covid-19, at the side of numerous different members of his IPL side Delhi Capitals, and was admitted to hospital, stated an announcement on Monday.

The Delhi Capitals medical group is closely tracking the situation of Marsh, who performed his first fit of the Indian Premier League season on Saturday.

Other positive cases, consisting of in the support workforce, are all “asymptomatic”, according to the announcement.

All final individuals of the bio-bubble are currently in isolation and may be examined regularly, with Delhi scheduled to play their next match on Wednesday against Punjab Kings in Pune.

Delhi physio Patrick Farhart tested positive for the virus last week but no other cases were reported as Delhi went on to play their game against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the weekend.

The 15th edition of the Twenty20 tournament is underway, with league matches being played across four venues in Mumbai and Pune with 50 percent capacity crowds allowed inside stadiums.

India has recorded a mild growth in the number of Covid cases in the latest weeks however is nowhere close to the peak visible in March and May final yr.

At least 4,000 humans had been dying every day at the peak of the pandemic in 2021, consistent with reliable figures.

The health ministry on Monday pronounced over 2, a hundred new instances in the last 24 hours.

The IPL started out in India in April ultimate yr however needed to be suspended at the midway point a month later as Covid infections surged across the united states.

It ultimately resumed in September within the United Arab Emirates, which additionally hosted the league in 2020 due to the pandemic.