Amrita Rawat referred to AIIMS Rishikesh
Former minister Amrita Rawat has been referred to AIIMS Rishikesh for further treatment.
Samples of 42 more people have also been taken for testing.
COVID-19: Former Uttarakhand minister Amrita Rawat referred to AIIMS Rishikesh
Uttarakhand minister's wife tests positive for coronavirus
11:41 May 31
10:56 May 31
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj's wife and former minister Amrita Rawat has tested positive for COVID-19.
Her swab sample report confirming that she has contracted the virus came on Saturday evening, the minister's OSD Abhishek Sharma said.
She is being hospitalised, he said.
Amrita Rawat was a minister in the Harish Rawat government.
The minister and the rest of the family have been home quarantined at their residence in the city, he said.
On Friday, Maharaj had attended a meeting of the state cabinet.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Uttarakhand has risen to 749, with 33 more testing positive.
PTI
Last Updated : May 31, 2020, 4:40 PM IST