Maharashtra Rural Development Minister Hasan Mushrif tests COVID-19 positive

Maharashtra Rural Development Minister Hasan Mushrif on Friday said he has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the tenth member of the state cabinet to contract the infection.

Mushrif (63), who is the MLA Kagal Maharashtra of the state Nationalist Congress Party, tweeted about his diagnosis.

"I have tested positive for COVID-19. I would request all those who had come in contact with me to get themselves tested as a precautionary measure," he said.

Raut is the tenth minister in the MVA government to test positive for COVID-19. He has been admitted to a private hospital in Kolhapur and is undergoing treatment.

माझी कोरोना टेस्ट पॉझिटिव्ह आली असून माझ्या संपर्कात आलेल्या व्यक्तींनी स्वतःची तपासणी करून घ्यावी.लवकरच कोरोनावर मात करून मी आपल्या सेवेत दाखल होईन. माझी तब्येत उत्तम आहे.
हसन मुश्रीफ

— Hasan Mushrif (@mrhasanmushrif) September 18, 2020