Maharashtra Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad tested Coronavirus Positive

In a shocking expansion, Maharashtra Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad has tested coronavirus positive, reliable sources said here early on Friday. Awhad, along with a dozen of his family members had been in home quarantine for past 10 days. Earlier, Jitendra Awhad had tested negative, but the following report on Thursday had come coronavirus positive, alarming the state health authorities. It's assumed that the Minister may have unknowingly passed on the infection to various persons who are now under treatment. The senior Nationalist Congress Party leader was admitted to a hospital on Wednesday for further tests.

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