Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. Thakur, in a tweet, said he had quarantined himself at his residence last week after coming in contact with someone who had COVID-19.
The Chief Minister showed some symptoms of the virus and a test was conducted. He has been diagnosed positive for virus on Monday. His condition is stable. Thakur said “On doctor's advice, I have isolated myself at my official residence.” Notably, the Chief Minister was in home isolation as a precautionary measure since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's day-long visit to inaugurate the Atal Tunnel beneath the Rohtang Pass in Kullu district on October 3.
Earlier ten MLAs in the 68-member state assembly had tested positive for the virus. Urban Development Minister Suresh Bhardwaj was tested positive on October 7.
Before that, Power Minister Sukhram Chaudhary and Jal Shakti Minister Mahender Singh Thakur had got infected. Both the Ministers have recovered from the virus.
The state has so far reported 17455 positive cases and 246 COVID-19 fatalities. There were 2585 active cases in the state on Wednesday while 14599 patients have so far recovered from the deadly virus.
Apart from Himachal CM, his Karnataka counterpart B S Yediyurappa and Haryana CM M L Khattar have tested positive earlier since the COVID-19 pandemic began.