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Coronavirus : MLA tests positive for COVID19

India’s coronavirus tally has crossed the six lakh-mark after more than 19,000 new infections and 434 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours. More than 3.5 lakh patients have recovered so far. The country’s average positivity rate stood at 8.34 per cent this morning; recovery rate stood at 59.51 per cent.

BJP MLA Dr Bharath Y Shetty Thursday tested positive for coronavirus.The MLA, representing Mangaluru North, said he might have contracted the infection from another positive patient.

Shetty, who had taken part in many programmes in the city in recent days, in a tweet said he had gone for a test voluntarily and result returned COVID-19 positive.

“With all your blessings, I’m recovering & will be under treatment for a few days. Requesting everyone to please maintain social distancing, wear mask while going out and wash hands frequently. Please take care of yourselves & your near one’s.

The contacts of the MLA have been traced and asked to go under quarantine, officials said.

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