Bihar’s Chief Deputy Minister Sushil Kumar Modi tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Thursday afternoon. The BJP leader announced this on Twitter and said that he has been admitted to the Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Patna. Modi said his parameters are perfectly normal, adding that he will be back to campaign soon.
“Tested positive for CORONA. All parameters perfectly normal. Started with mild temperature. No temperature. For the past 2 days. Admitted to AIIMS Patna for better monitoring. Lung CT normal. We will be back to campaign soon,” Modi said in the Pio.
Ahead of the assembly elections in Bihar, Modi conducted a joint campaign with the prime minister and JD (U) leader Nitish Kumar in the Buxar and Bhojpur districts on Sunday. The BJP and the JD (U) jointly dispute the elections that will be held in three phases: October 28, November 3 and November 7. Votes will be counted on November 10.
Meanwhile, Bihar has recorded more than 208,000 Covid-19 cases so far, including 196,208 recoveries, 11,010 active cases, and 1,019 deaths. More than 9.5 million samples have been analyzed so far, the state health department bulletin showed.
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