A 32-year-old man, arrested last week by the Mumbai police for allegedly raping a fashion designer, has tested positive for COVID-19, an official said on Wednesday.

The accused, a resident of Goawala Compound in Kurla, was arrested by the Vakola police on Friday. He was supposed to be produced in a court on March 22. However, as he tested COVID-19 positive during his medical examination, the police informed the court about it, he said.