Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Tests Covid Positive, Goes Into Home Isolation

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has tested positive for Coronavirus. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, earlier in the day, revealed he has tested Covid positive.

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New Delhi: Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of Bihar, tested positive for Coronavirus. On the advice of doctors, he has isolated himself at his home, his office informed on Monday.

माननीय मुख्यमंत्री श्री नीतीश कुमार कोरोना जाँच में पॉज़िटिव पाये गए हैं। चिकित्सकों की सलाह पर वह होम आइसोलेशन में हैं। उन्होंने सभी से कोविड अनुकूल सावधानियां बरतने की अपील की है।

— CMO Bihar (@officecmbihar) January 10, 2022

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said earlier in the day that he had tested positive for COVID-19. 

He said he had "minimal symptoms" and is under home quarantine in a tweet.

"I have tested positive for Corona today with mild symptoms. I am under home quarantine. I request everyone who have recently come in my contact to isolate themselves and get tested," Defence Minister tweeted.

I have tested positive for Corona today with mild symptoms. I am under home quarantine. I request everyone who have recently come in my contact to isolate themselves and get tested.

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) January 10, 2022

Due to a new variant, Omicron, Covid cases have been on the rise in the country.

Bihar Covid-19 Cases

Bihar recorded 5,022 new cases on Sunday, up from 4,96 the day before, bringing the total to 7,45,399 infections.

The death toll has risen to 12,101 after one person died of the virus in the last 24 hours. On Sunday, there were 16,897 active COVID-19 instances, up from 12,311 the day before.

Patna, the state capital, had the maximum number of new cases, with 2,018. Patna had 1,314 and 1,956 new COVID-19 cases on Friday and Saturday, respectively.