Coronavirus: Karnataka forest minister Anand Singh tests positive for COVID-19

Anand Singh, whose swab was collected on Friday, was found infected with the coronavirus on Saturday night.
 

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Ballari, First Published Jul 27, 2020, 9:53 AM IST | Last Updated Jul 27, 2020, 9:53 AM IST

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Karnataka forest minister Anand Singh tested positive for COVID-19, sources close to him said on Sunday (July 26).
 

Anand Singh, whose swab was collected on Friday, was found infected with the coronavirus on Saturday night.

According to his relative Sandeep Singh, the minister is asymptomatic and is under treatment at his residence.
 

Singh took the Rapid Antigen Test after his driver tested positive recently.
 

Earlier this month, tourism minister CT Ravi had tested positive for the contagion.

On Sunday, Ballari reported 597 COVID-19 cases, the total tally is 4,046 cases, including 2,349 active cases in the district.

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