Former Himachal Pradesh CM Dhumal in home quarantine

In a Facebook post former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has stated that he has quarantined himself along with his staff members. He has attended meeting with a close aid of Power Minister Sukh Ram Chaudhry, who has tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday.

Hamirpur: Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal along with his staff members quarantined himself at his house here as a precaution after the state power minister tested positive for coronavirus.

In a Facebook post, Dhumal stated that he has quarantined himself at his house. He quarantined himself as a precautionary measure as he had recently attended a meeting with the state BJP chief Suresh Kashyap, who was in close contact with Power Minister Sukh Ram Chaudhry.

Chaudhry tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday.

With the highest single-day spike of 62,538 cases of COVID-19, India has crossed 20 lakh mark.

The total COVID-19 positive cases stand at 20,27,075 with 6,07,384 active cases and the cumulative death toll reached to 41,585.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the total number of COVID-19 samples tested up to 6th August is 2,27,24,134 134 including 5,74,783 samples tested yesterday.

(Inputs from agencies)