Maharashtra’s Senior Deputy Minister Ajit Pawar tested positive for the new coronavirus. Ajit Pawar has been admitted to Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai, where he is receiving treatment for the infection. In a message, Pawar said that his health is fine. “I have tested positive for COVID-19. My health is fine. As a precaution, I have been admitted to Breach Candy Hospital on the advice of doctors,” said the NCP leader.
Pawar, 61, was feeling feverish after his recent visit to rain-affected areas in the Pune and Solapur districts. On Thursday, Pawar tested negative for coronavirus, but was in home quarantine as a precaution.
Previously, Devendra Fadnavis, a former chief minister of Maharashtra, had also tested positive for coronavirus.
Meanwhile, the total Covid-19 cases in India rose to 79,09,960 today, according to data from the Union Ministry of Health. The total number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 6,53,717 after a decrease of 14,437 in the last 24 hours. .
With a total of 1.41,001 active cases, Maharashtra remains the state most affected by COVID-19 in the country. While 14,60,755 patients have recovered from the disease in the state, so far 43,264 have died.
More than a dozen Maharashtra ministers tested positive in recent months. These include Varsha Gaikwad (School Education), Eknath Shinde (Urban Development), Bacchu Kadu (MoS, School Education), Nitin Raut (Energy), Hasan Mushrif (Rural Development), Jitendra Awhad (Housing), Ashok Chavan (Works Public Affairs), Dhananjay Munde (Social Justice), Sunil Kedar (Livestock), Balasaheb Patil (Cooperation), Aslam Shaikh (Ports, Textile), Abdul Sattar (MoS, Rural Development), Sanjay Bansode (MoS, Environment) and Vishwajeet Kadam , MoS for Cooperation.
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