<p>West Bengal Minister of State for Sports and former India cricketer Laxmi Ratan Shukla's wife tested positive for Covid-19, officials said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Smita Sanyal Shukla, a deputy secretary in the state Health and Family Welfare Department, was found infected with the virus on Friday.</p>.<p>A test was conducted on her as she was running a fever for the past few days, officials of the health department said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-over-359-lakh-have-recovered-from-covid-19-so-far-indias-tally-spikes-over-606-lakh-toll-at-17852-856206.html#1" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>She is currently in home isolation as per the prescribed protocol, they said.</p>.<p>"Yes, my wife Smita tested positive for Covid-19. She has a mild fever and is taking prescribed medicines," the minister told PTI.</p>.<p>The former allrounder said that he, his two sons and his aged father have quarantined themselves at home.</p>.<p>"We will get ourselves tested for Covid-19 on Thursday," said Shukla who was also a former Bengal Ranji team captain.</p>
<p>West Bengal Minister of State for Sports and former India cricketer Laxmi Ratan Shukla's wife tested positive for Covid-19, officials said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Smita Sanyal Shukla, a deputy secretary in the state Health and Family Welfare Department, was found infected with the virus on Friday.</p>.<p>A test was conducted on her as she was running a fever for the past few days, officials of the health department said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-over-359-lakh-have-recovered-from-covid-19-so-far-indias-tally-spikes-over-606-lakh-toll-at-17852-856206.html#1" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>She is currently in home isolation as per the prescribed protocol, they said.</p>.<p>"Yes, my wife Smita tested positive for Covid-19. She has a mild fever and is taking prescribed medicines," the minister told PTI.</p>.<p>The former allrounder said that he, his two sons and his aged father have quarantined themselves at home.</p>.<p>"We will get ourselves tested for Covid-19 on Thursday," said Shukla who was also a former Bengal Ranji team captain.</p>