Coronavirus | Maharashtra Minister Abdul Sattar tests positive

The Minister appealed to those who came in contact with him to get themselves tested.

July 22, 2020 05:48 pm | Updated 11:23 pm IST - Aurangabad:

Shiv Sena MLA Abdul Sattar. File

Shiv Sena MLA Abdul Sattar. File

Maharashtra Minister and Shiv Sena leader Abdul Sattar on Wednesday said he has tested positive for coronavirus ( COVID-19 ).

In a Facebook post, Mr. Sattar, who is an MLA from Sillod constituency in Aurangabad and is a Minister of State in the Maha Vikas Aghadi government, said he his home quarantined in Mumbai and appealed to those who came in contact with him to get themselves tested.

Maharashtra reports yet another surge of over 8,000 fresh cases

Earlier, State Cabinet Ministers Jitendra Awhad, Ashok Chavan and Dhananjay Munde had tested positive for the disease and later recovered.

Another Maharashtra Minister Aslam Shaikh on Monday said he has tested positive for coronavirus .

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