Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat expressed grief at the demise of Varsha Goniyal Bhatt, wife of his officer on special duty (OSD) Urba Dutt Bhatt. She was suffering from Covid-19 and breathed her last at a hospital in Dehradun.
Bhatt himself has also tested positive for Covid-19 and is undergoing treatment.
The Chief Minister also wished him a speedy recovery.
Meanwhile, the Khanpur MLA Pranav Singh ‘Champion’ and Education secretary R Meenakshi Sundaram have also tested positive for Covid.