Odisha Congress MLA Taraprasad Bahinipati tests positive for COVID-19

Senior Odisha Congress leader and legislator Taraprasad Bahinipati on Sunday said that he has tested positive for COVID-19.

The MLA from Jeypore in Koraput district in a social media post urged those who came in contact with him recently to get themselves tested.

''I got tested after developing COVID-19 symptoms. The test results returned positive,'' Bahinipati posted on Facebook.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and state Congress chief Niranjan Patnaik wished for the speedy recovery of the legislator.

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