MP became the fourth legislator to test positive for COVID-19 in Thane (representational)
Thane:
An MP has tested positive for the coronavirus in the district of Thane, in Maharashtra, becoming the fourth legislator in the region to contract the disease, said a senior municipal official on Thursday.
On Wednesday, the MP tested positive for COVID-19, he said.
Her husband tested positive for the infection on Thursday and the two were quarantined at home, said the official.
She became the fourth legislator to test positive for COVID-19 in the district of Thane. Previously, two MPs and an MLC had contracted the disease.
A Hindu poet, who was in her 60s, died on Thursday of COVID-19, city officials said.
Meanwhile, with the addition of 1,921 new COVID-19 cases in the district of Thane, the number rose to 3,567 on Thursday, officials said.
In addition, another 36 patients died, bringing the number to 1,130 in the district, they said.
