Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit tests positive for COVID-19 in Chennai. He is asymptomatic and clinically stable according to a statement issued by the hospital.
Earlier on Sunday, Governor Banwarilal Purohit visited a private hospital.
This comes in the wake of 84 people in the Raj Bhavan testing positive for COVID-19 last week.
The Governor was in home quarantine for the past few days.
Governor Banwarilal Purohit is 81-years-old and he is said to not have come in contact with any of those who were infected by COVID-19 in Raj Bhavan.
Meanwhile, Chennai on Saturday crossed one lakh positive cases while Tamil Nadu crosses 2.5 lakh cases.