As Maharashtra has become the worst hit state due to coronavirus, another cabinet minster in the state has tested positive for coronavirus.
It is reportedly said that Minister and his 5 personal staffer has also been tested positive and they all are kept in isolation.
With another cabinet minster testing positive, it is the third cases of minister testing positive in the state.
Earlier, former chief minister Ashok Chavan has tested positive for coronavirus in Mumbai. Congress leader Ashok Chavan is the current PWD minister of Maharashtra. NCP leader and Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad had tested positive for coronavirus. He recovered after remaining admitted in a hospital in Mumbai for more than two weeks.
Maharashtra, the state with the most number of confirmed cases recorded 3607 new cases of infection between Wednesday night and Thursday evening. With this development, the state’s tally stands at 97,648. The state also witnessed 150 coronavirus-related deaths during the same time and its Covid-19 death toll is now 3,590.
