Published On : Thu, Apr 23rd, 2020

Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awhad tests positive for Covid-19

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Mumbai: Maharashtra Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad has tested positive for deadly novel coronavirus. The 54-year-old legislator had admitted himself to a private hospital in Thane for a precautionary check-up.

Before that, he was under home quarantined along with 15 members of his family for a week as some of his security staff tested had positive for the novel coronavirus. It is suspected that the MLA came in contact with the virus after meeting a police officer, who later tested positive.

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The MLA had tested negative for the virus before April 13.

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