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BJP legislator from Thane district tests positive for COVID-19

Jun 27, 2020, 17:19 IST

PTI

Thane, Jun 27 () A BJP legislator from Thane district of Maharashtra has tested positive for coronavirus infection, a civic health official here said on Saturday.

The 40-year-old legislator had tested positive for the disease couple of days ago and is presently undergoing treatment at a hospital in neighbouring Mumbai, the official said.

The health department personnel are in the process of tracing the high-risk contacts of the BJP leader and will be quarantining them, he added.

Maharashtra has so far recorded 1,52,765 cases of COVID-19 and 7,106 deaths. COR ARU ARU

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