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.