<p>Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday tested positive for COVID-19, a day after similar tests had reported that he did not have the virus infection.</p>.<p>Sources said a second test was done earlier in the day, which confirmed that the Health Minister is infected. </p>.<p>He was admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital on Monday night after he developed fever. His oxygen levels also went down.</p>.<p>His COVID-19 samples were collected on Tuesday but the results returned negative. However, fresh test came out to be positive.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-now-stands-in-the-6th-position-globally-as-tally-spikes-over-257-lakh-toll-crosses-7100-846670.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Jain has been in the forefront of the Delhi government's activities against the spread of the pandemic. He has been holding regular media briefings every morning.</p>.<p>He also attended the meeting called by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday. </p>.<p>Prominent AAP MLA <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/aap-mla-atishi-tests-positive-for-covid-19-850579.html" target="_blank">Atishi</a>, who developed mild fever, also tested positive for the virus infection on Wednesday, becoming the fourth AAP lawmaker to be infected by COVID-19. </p>.<p>The test was conducted after the 39-year-old MLA complained of a mild fever and cough on Tuesday. She is in home isolation, as she has only mild symptoms.</p>.<p>Earlier, AAP lawmakers Vishesh Ravi (Karol Bagh) and Rajkumar Anand (Patel Nagar), had also tested positive for COVID-19.</p>.<p>Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, "Atishi-ji has played an important role in the fight against Corona. I hope that she will be healthy as soon as possible once again."</p>.<p>AAP chief spokerson and Greater Kailash MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj tweeted, "Get well soon Atishi and Akshay Marathe, recover soon from COVID-19". Marathe, who also tested positive for COVID-19, is a close aide of Atishi.</p>.<p>Delhi has reported 44,688 COVID-19 cases as on June 16, of which 24,844 or 55.59% of the total cases were reported in June alone. </p>
<p>Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday tested positive for COVID-19, a day after similar tests had reported that he did not have the virus infection.</p>.<p>Sources said a second test was done earlier in the day, which confirmed that the Health Minister is infected. </p>.<p>He was admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital on Monday night after he developed fever. His oxygen levels also went down.</p>.<p>His COVID-19 samples were collected on Tuesday but the results returned negative. However, fresh test came out to be positive.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-now-stands-in-the-6th-position-globally-as-tally-spikes-over-257-lakh-toll-crosses-7100-846670.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Jain has been in the forefront of the Delhi government's activities against the spread of the pandemic. He has been holding regular media briefings every morning.</p>.<p>He also attended the meeting called by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday. </p>.<p>Prominent AAP MLA <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/aap-mla-atishi-tests-positive-for-covid-19-850579.html" target="_blank">Atishi</a>, who developed mild fever, also tested positive for the virus infection on Wednesday, becoming the fourth AAP lawmaker to be infected by COVID-19. </p>.<p>The test was conducted after the 39-year-old MLA complained of a mild fever and cough on Tuesday. She is in home isolation, as she has only mild symptoms.</p>.<p>Earlier, AAP lawmakers Vishesh Ravi (Karol Bagh) and Rajkumar Anand (Patel Nagar), had also tested positive for COVID-19.</p>.<p>Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, "Atishi-ji has played an important role in the fight against Corona. I hope that she will be healthy as soon as possible once again."</p>.<p>AAP chief spokerson and Greater Kailash MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj tweeted, "Get well soon Atishi and Akshay Marathe, recover soon from COVID-19". Marathe, who also tested positive for COVID-19, is a close aide of Atishi.</p>.<p>Delhi has reported 44,688 COVID-19 cases as on June 16, of which 24,844 or 55.59% of the total cases were reported in June alone. </p>