Uttarakhand minister's wife tests positive for coronavirus

Uttarakhand Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj's wife and former minister Amrita Rawat has tested positive for COVID-19.

Her swab sample report confirming that she has contracted virus came on Saturday evening, minister's OSD Abhishek Sharma said. She is being hospitalised, he said.             

Amrita Rawat was a minister in Harish Rawat government. minister and rest of family have been home quarantined at ir residence in city, he said.

On Friday, Maharaj had attended a meeting of state cabinet. number of COVID-19 cases in Uttarakhand has risen to 749, with 33 more testing positive.