Aurangabad, July 22: Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena leader Abdul Sattar on Wednesday said he has tested positive for coronavirus. In a Facebook post, 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. Also Read | Madhya Pradesh Bypolls 2020: Former CM Kamal Nath Demands Use of Ballot Papers for Upcoming By-Elections in the State.

Earlier, state cabinet ministers Jitendra Awhad, Ashok Chavan and Dhananjay Munde had tested positive for the disease and later recovered. Also Read | India is Responding with Utmost Urgency to COVID-19 from Start, Says WHO: Live News Breaking and Coronavirus Updates on July 22, 2020.

Abdul Sattar's Facebook Post

मैंने आज कोरोना की जाँच की क्योंकि कुछ संदेह था, दुर्भाग्य से रिपोर्ट पॉजीटीव्ह है लेकिन घबराने की कोई जरूरत नहीं है,आप...

Posted by Abdul Sattar on Tuesday, 21 July 2020

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

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