Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that he has tested positive for coronavirus and is getting admitted to a hospital following the advice of doctors.
Shah, 55, stated this on his Twitter handle.
"I have undergone a coronavirus test after showing initial symptoms and have tested positive. My health is fine but I am getting admitted to a hospital on the advice of doctors," he tweeted in Hindi.
The home minister also requested those who had come in contact with him in the last few days to get tested for coronavirus and isolate themselves.
The number of confirmed cases in India crossed the 17-lakh mark on Sunday with as many as 54,736 new cases. There was a jump of over 1.5 lakh cases in the past three days. As many as 853 deaths took place in the last 24 hours, pushing the Covid toll to 37,364. Of the 17,50,724 cases, 5,67,730 are active cases, while 11,45,630 have been cured.
The pandemic has claimed the life of a minister from Uttar Pradesh. Kamal Rani Varun (62) died at Lucknow's Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences on Sunday morning.