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.