MLA tests positive for Covid-19 in Chhattisgarh, state records 2,255 cases

It's the first case in the state involving a high profile person; family members and staff quarantined as per protocol

A member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of the ruling Congress party had tested positive for coronavirus in Chhattisgarh.

This is the first case of any prominent personality in the state being infected by the virus even as the overall number is fast surging. Till Sunday, Chhattisgarh had recorded 2,255 cases of which 823 were active while 11 patients died.

The Congress legislator represents a constituency in Rajnandgaon district. He was admitted to hospital after his reports was positive, Rajnandgaon Collector Topeshwar Verma said. 

The MLA's family members and staff are being quarantined as per protocols. The health department team had swung into action