Karnataka minister BC Patil tests positive for COVID-19

As the coronavirus continues to creep across the country, Karnataka Minister BC Patil tested positive for novel coronavirus. He is now in home quarantine at his residence in Bengaluru. It is to be noted that his five staff members have also been tested positive.

Bengaluru:Karnataka Minister BC Patil on Friday tested positive for novel coronavirus.

"The report has confirmed me to be corona positive. I am in home quarantine at my residence in Bangalore," he said in a tweet.

"During a recent visit to Koppal district, five of the staff members who accompanied me were reported to be coronavirus positive," he tweeted.

Meanwhile, a total of 5,483 new COVID-19 cases and 84 deaths were reported in Karnataka, the state's health department informed on Friday.

It is to be noted that Karnataka now has a total of 1,24,115 coronavirus cases, including 72,005 active cases and 49,788 discharges. So far, 2,134 deaths have been reported from the state.

(ANI Report)