(CNN) Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish has tested positive for coronavirus after being admitted to hospital earlier this week for treatment for a separate infection.

The 69-year-old former Scottish international striker is not showing any symptoms of the disease, his family said in a statement released by English Premier League leader Liverpool.

Dalglish has been in hospital since Wednesday for a condition which required intravenous antibiotics and was routinely checked for Covid-19.

"Unexpectedly, the test result was positive but he remains asymptomatic," said the statement.

The Dalglish family have released the following statement to supporters regarding Sir Kenny Dalglish. https://t.co/aNT5fXakFx — Liverpool FC (at 🏠) (@LFC) April 10, 2020

"Prior to his admission to hospital, he had chosen to voluntarily self isolate for longer than the advised period together with his family.

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