I am Covid positive but in good health: Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar tweeted on October 26 that he has tested positive for Covid-19 but he is in a good health and as a precautionary measure, on the advice of doctors, he has been admitted to Breach Candy hospital.

In a message to the people of Maharashtra, leaders of all political parties, including the Nationalist Congress Party, Pawar said that there is no reason to worry.

"I am in good health and after a short rest I will be back to work with you soon," Pawar tweeted in Marathi.

Reports of his Covid-19 infection came on October 25. Two days before that former Maharashtra chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis also tested positive for Coronavirus.

82% of new confirmed cases are from 10 States and UTs. Kerala and Maharashtra contribute maximum to the new confirmed cases with more than 6,000 cases each followed by Karnataka, Delhi and West Bengal with more than 4,000 cases.

480 case fatalities have been reported in the past 24 hours. Of these, nearly 80% are concentrated in ten States/UTs. More than 23% of new fatalities reported are from Maharashtra (112 deaths).