Former Maharashtra CM tests COVID-19 positive

Former Maharashtra chief minister Shivajirao Patil-Nilangekar tested positive for coronavirus in the state's Latur district on Thursday, a senior official said.

The 88-year-old leader has been shifted to a hospital in Pune, located around 320 km from Latur, the official said.

Earlier Maharashtra minister had also contracted the virus. Jitendra Awhad (NCP) and Ashok Chavan (Congress) had tested positive earlier; both recovered from the infection.