Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's niece has tested positive for novel coronavirus on Tuesday, the report said.
Following this, she has been admitted to AIIMS.
Two days ago, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and 14 staffers of the CMO tested negative for COVID-19 on Saturday, official sources said.
According to the sources, one of the 15 staffers in the Chief Minister's Office who had undergone the test was found positive for the infection.
Kumar, earlier in the day, underwent a COVID-19 test after acting Chairman of the Bihar Legislative Council Awadhesh Narayan Singh tested positive for the virus.
He had shared the dais with Singh at an official event here on July 1, officials said.
The swab samples of Kumar and 15 staffers of the CMO were sent to the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) here for COVID-19 test.
According to the Union Health Ministry, Bihar has reported 10,954 COVID-19 positive cases, including 2,660 active cases, 8,214 cured/discharged/migrated as of July 4.
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