BJP legislator from Thane district tests positive for COVID-19

A BJP legislator from Thane district of Maharashtra has tested positive for coronavirus infection, a civic health official here said on Saturday. The 40-year-old legislator had tested positive for the disease couple of days ago and is presently undergoing treatment at a hospital in neighbouring Mumbai, the official said. The health department personnel are in the process of tracing the high-risk contacts of the BJP leader and will be quarantining them, he added.


PTI | Thane | Updated: 27-06-2020 17:18 IST | Created: 27-06-2020 17:18 IST
BJP legislator from Thane district tests positive for COVID-19
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A BJP legislator from Thane district of Maharashtra has tested positive for coronavirus infection, a civic health official here said on Saturday. The 40-year-old legislator had tested positive for the disease couple of days ago and is presently undergoing treatment at a hospital in neighbouring Mumbai, the official said.

The health department personnel are in the process of tracing the high-risk contacts of the BJP leader and will be quarantining them, he added. Maharashtra has so far recorded 1,52,765 cases of COVID-19 and 7,106 deaths.

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