Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah Tests Positive For Covid-19, Admitted To Hospital

2 days ago the Home Minister and Karnataka Chief Minister also tested positive for Coronavirus

Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah (Source: PTI)

Coronavirus: After Home Minister Amit Shah and Karanataka Chief Minister tested positive, today   Congress leader Siddaramaiah said he has tested positive for Covid-19. Taking to Twitter, Siddaramaiah said he has been admitted to the hospital on medical advice and urged all those who recently got in touch with him to monitor their symptoms. ALSO READ|After Amit Shah, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Hospitalised “I have been tested positive for #Covid19 & also been admitted to the hospital on the advice of doctors as a precaution. I request all those who had come in contact with me to check out for symptoms & to quarantine themselves,” his tweet read. This comes a day after Congress MP Karti Chidambaram tested positive for Covid-19.

I have been tested positive for #Covid19 & also been admitted to the hospital on the advice of doctors as a precaution.

I request all those who had come in contact with me to check out for symptoms & to quarantine themselves. — Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) August 4, 2020

  Karnataka is still one of the worst affected states which have recorded as many as 1,34,819 till date. Of these, there are at least 74,598 COVID-19 active cases present in the state while 2,96 have succumbed to the deadly disease. Meanwhile, the number of containment zones in Bangalore city crosses 20,000. The unfortunate news of the Karnataka CM being infected with the deadly disease has com hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah was found to be infected with novel Coronavirus infection on Sunday. As soon as the news broke out, people from all walks of life including politicians, leaders, celebrities poured in wishes for the speedy recovery of Amit Shah. Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda, Vijay Rupani, Mamata Banerjee, Harsimrat Kaur were among the first few leaders who posted Get Well Soon wishes for the leader on Twitter.