Varsha Gaikwad yesterday attended the ongoing winter session of the state Legislature
On Tuesday, Maharashtra School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said she has tested positive for corod-19.
On Monday, the minister contracted the viral infection last year also, had been attending the ongoing winter session of the state Legislature and replied to various questions pertaining to her ministry in the state Legislative Council.
“I learned today that I tested positive for COVID-19 after feeling symptoms yesterday evening. My symptoms are relatively very mild. I'm fine and have isolated myself. Request those who met me the past few days to take precautions,” tweeted the Congress leader, who recently also visited UP.
On Monday, the health department said, Cases in Maharashtra are increasing as 1,426 fresh coronavirus cases are recorded, including 26 new Omicron patients in the last 24 hours. The health department said the state recorded 21 fresh fatalities, taking the COVID-19 cases to 1, 41,454. The case fatality rate in the state stands at 2.12 percent.
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