Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee tests positive for COVID-19

The Dadasaheb Phalke award-winning actor has been admitted to a Kolkata hospital

October 06, 2020 01:13 pm | Updated 01:34 pm IST

Soumitra Chatterjee. File

Soumitra Chatterjee. File

Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, health officials said.

He has been admitted to a hospital in Kolkata, they said.

The octogenarian actor was unwell and he tested positive for the infection on Tuesday morning, a senior health official said.

“His samples were tested for COVID-19 on Monday and the reports came today,” he added.

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