'In quarantine till August 11': Satish Shah reveals COVID-19 result; thanks hospital staff

Veteran actor Satish Shah on Sunday revealed that he had tested positive for COVID-19 last month and thanked the medical staff for "restoring" his health back to normal. The 69-year-old actor, best known for his work on shows like "Sarabhai vs Sarabhai" and "Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi", was admitted to Lilavati Hospital on July 20 after he contracted the novel coronavirus. He was discharged on July 28. 

"I am absolutely well now. As per protocol, I have to quarantine myself till August 11. I had developed fever which I suppressed by taking medicines. But then I was asked to get myself tested and the result turned out to be positive. I got admitted into the hospital immediately. I would advise everyone to do that because they monitor you round-the-clock and you can avoid complications. There's nothing to be afraid of," Shah told PTI. 

Earlier in the day, the actor took to Twitter to thank the medical staff who nursed him back to health. Shah said he had planned to announce his COVID-19 diagnosis once his quarantine ended, but after actor Abhishek Bachchan he revealed he had tested negative for COVID-19 on Saturday, he was prompted to express gratitude towards the frontline workers. 

"You should not panic about COVID-19. It only creates complications if you have some health issues. In my case, it was mainly the age factor which made me cautious. But I am fine now by God's grace and would want people to remain positive," he added. 

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Shah was last seen in the second season of the hit comedy show "Sarabhai vs Sarabhai", which premiered in 2017. 

India Sees 64,399 Cases In 24 Hrs, 14,80,885 Recovered So Far

Maharashtra on Saturday reported a highest single-day spike of 12,822 new coronavirus cases, taking the tally in the state to 5,03,084, a health official said. With 275 COVID-19 patients succumbing, the death toll in the state increased to 17,367, he added.

However, a record 11,082 patients were also discharged from hospitals, taking the tally of recovered coronavirus patients to 3,38,362, the official added. There are 1,47,048 active coronavirus patients in Maharashtra now, he said.

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(with PTI Inputs)