Chennai: A male Covid-19 patient who sneaked out of the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital here was brought back to the ward on Tuesday morning, said an official.
The patient had escaped from the hospital on Monday night and reached his home on foot.
Alerted by the hospital staff, Health Department officials went to his home and convinced him to return to the hospital for treatment.
The patient, hailing from Puliyanthopu area of Chennai, was admitted to the isolation ward of the hospital, two days back.
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