New Delhi- The Union Minister for State (Independent Charge) for the Development of North Eastern Region Dr. Jintendra Singh has been tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday.
He confirmed the news on Twitter saying, "I have today tested Covid positive with symptoms. Please get yourself screened if you were in my contact recently and take care."
In the past few days as India battles with the second wave of the novel coronavirus and the COVID-19 cases is skyrocketing and spiraling out of control with every passing day, many political leaders have been falling prey to this deadly infectious disease. The list includes former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Union sports minister Kiren Rejiju, chief ministers of Telangana K Chandrasekhar Rao, and Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath, and many others who have tested positive.
As of Monday, India recorded more than 2.59 Lakh fresh new cases of the novel coronavirus taking the tally of the caseloads to more than 1.53 crores. In the last 24 hours, India reported 1,761 new fatalities, marking it the biggest spike in the numbers of COVID fatalities recorded in a single day taking the death toll of the country which now stands at 1,80,530. India has reported over 2.5 lakhs cases of coronavirus-infected patients for the fourth consecutive day. India now stands second only to the United States of America as the worst COVID-19 affected country in the world.
Meanwhile, Assam on Monday saw the biggest surge in the cases of the novel coronavirus with 1,367 fresh infections. Seven deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours. The districts which reported the freshest new cases are Kamrup Metro with a staggering 482 cases followed by Dibrugarh at 109, Kamrup Rural at 106, and Sonitpur at 67. With a positivity rate of 2.09%, the total active cases in the state now amount to 6,316 cases.