Machilipatnam (AP), Oct 5 (PTI) A jail inmate escaped from the district hospital here, where he was getting treatment after testing positive for coronavirus, police said on Tuesday.

Abbu Dasari Balu Prasad, a native of Jangareddygudem, was lodged in the Nuzvid sub-jail in a property-related offence and had tested positive for the virus on September 30.

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The Machilipatnam police has registered a case and five special teams have been constituted to nab him, said Inspector R Ankababu.

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