The Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said he has isolated himself after some officers in his office tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
“Some officers in my office have been infected with Corona. These officers have been in contact with me, so I have isolated myself as a precaution and am starting all the work virtually,” Adityanath said in a tweet in Hindi.
On Tuesday, Uttar Pradesh reported the highest-ever single-day spike of 18,021 coronavirus cases while 85 fatalities took the death toll in the state to 9,309.