Lucknow, Sep 4 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh minister Baldev Singh Aulakh tested positive for coronavirus on Friday.

"I got the test done today after having initial symptoms of COVID-19. The report has come positive. I have isolated myself at home on the advice of doctors,” the Minister of State for Jal Shakti tweeted.

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The minister requested all those who came in his contact to get themselves tested.

Over a dozen ministers of the UP government tested positive for the infection in the past a few days. Two ministers--Kamal Rani Varun and Chetan Chauhan--have died from COVID-19.

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