Delhi Heath Minister Satyendar Jain tests COVID-19 positive: Official

New Delhi, Jun 17 () Delhi Heath Minister Satyendar Jain tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, a day after he was admitted to a hospital here following high fever, a senior official said. The 55-year-old minister was brought to the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH) in the early hours of Tuesday and was administered a test for the novel coronavirus infection that morning, for which he tested negative.

"He still has fever. The minister was tested again today after 24 hours of the first test," a senior official said.

This time, he tested positive, the official said.


Doctors at the RGSSH said his condition is "stable" but he has been again put on oxygen support.

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