<p>Maharashtra’s Energy Minister and senior Congressman Dr Nitin Raut tested Covid-19 positive, on Friday.</p>.<p>Dr Raut is the eighth minister of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government to have tested positive to the viral infection sweeping the globe.</p>.<p>I have been tested positive for Covid-19 today. I would like to request all those who had come in contact with me the past few days to get themselves tested as a precautionary measure. Stay safe everyone and take care,” Dr Raut tweeted.</p>.<p>The other ministers of the MVA government who have tested positive are Ashok Chavan, Abdul Sattar, Vishwajeet Kadam, Aslam Shaikh, Dr Jitendra Awhad, Dhananjay Munde, Sunil Kedar and Balasaheb Patil.</p>.<p>Maharashtra's Covid-19 case tally rose to 11,45,840 on Thursday with addition of 24,619 cases, the state health department said.</p>
<p>Maharashtra’s Energy Minister and senior Congressman Dr Nitin Raut tested Covid-19 positive, on Friday.</p>.<p>Dr Raut is the eighth minister of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government to have tested positive to the viral infection sweeping the globe.</p>.<p>I have been tested positive for Covid-19 today. I would like to request all those who had come in contact with me the past few days to get themselves tested as a precautionary measure. Stay safe everyone and take care,” Dr Raut tweeted.</p>.<p>The other ministers of the MVA government who have tested positive are Ashok Chavan, Abdul Sattar, Vishwajeet Kadam, Aslam Shaikh, Dr Jitendra Awhad, Dhananjay Munde, Sunil Kedar and Balasaheb Patil.</p>.<p>Maharashtra's Covid-19 case tally rose to 11,45,840 on Thursday with addition of 24,619 cases, the state health department said.</p>
