<p>Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his wife Asha Hooda tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday.</p>.<p>The 73-year-old Congress leader and his wife are in Delhi and they will get themselves admitted to a hospital in Gurgaon as a precautionary measure, party MLA B B Batra told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>"Hooda had mild fever on Saturday. Later, he and his wife got themselves tested for Covid-19 and their report was positive," he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/india-stares-at-crisis-as-it-hits-record-261-lakh-single-day-covid-19-cases-over-1500-deaths-975716.html" target="_blank">India stares at crisis as it hits record 2.61 lakh single-day Covid-19 cases, over 1,500 deaths</a></strong></p>.<p>When contacted, Hooda told<em> PTI </em>over the phone that he had a fever but was feeling okay. He said that his and his wife's Covid-19 test reports have come positive.</p>.<p>On Friday, another senior Congress leader from the state, Randeep Singh Surjewala, had also tested Covid-19 positive.</p>.<p>Last year Hooda's son and Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Singh Hooda had also contracted Covid-19.</p>.<p>After the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, several top politicians from Haryana have contracted the infection. They include Chief Minister M L Khattar, his deputy Dushyant Chautala, state Home Minister Anil Vij and a few other ministers and Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta.</p>
<p>Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his wife Asha Hooda tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday.</p>.<p>The 73-year-old Congress leader and his wife are in Delhi and they will get themselves admitted to a hospital in Gurgaon as a precautionary measure, party MLA B B Batra told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>"Hooda had mild fever on Saturday. Later, he and his wife got themselves tested for Covid-19 and their report was positive," he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/india-stares-at-crisis-as-it-hits-record-261-lakh-single-day-covid-19-cases-over-1500-deaths-975716.html" target="_blank">India stares at crisis as it hits record 2.61 lakh single-day Covid-19 cases, over 1,500 deaths</a></strong></p>.<p>When contacted, Hooda told<em> PTI </em>over the phone that he had a fever but was feeling okay. He said that his and his wife's Covid-19 test reports have come positive.</p>.<p>On Friday, another senior Congress leader from the state, Randeep Singh Surjewala, had also tested Covid-19 positive.</p>.<p>Last year Hooda's son and Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Singh Hooda had also contracted Covid-19.</p>.<p>After the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, several top politicians from Haryana have contracted the infection. They include Chief Minister M L Khattar, his deputy Dushyant Chautala, state Home Minister Anil Vij and a few other ministers and Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta.</p>