On Sunday, Manipur CM N Biren Singh said that he tested positive for novel coronavirus. He has urged people, who have been in close proximity to him in the last few days, to self-isolate and get themselves tested.

Taking to Twitter, he tweeted, “I have tested positive for COVID-19. I request all those who came in close contact with me recently, to self-isolate and get tested.”

The coronavirus tally Manipur has reached 21,636 as confirmed cases with 3,084 active and 18,334 recoveries. The recovery rate in the state is 84.73%.

Chief ministers who had tested positive for coronavirus:

a) Chief Minister of Haryana ML Khattar

b) Chief Minister of Karnataka B S Yediyurappa

c) Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan

d) Chief Minister of Goa Pramod Sawant

Other Union ministers who tested positive for coronavirus consist of Amit Shah, Smriti Irani Nitin Gadkari, Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Ayush Minister Shirpad Naik, junior agriculture minister Kailash Choudhary, junior minister for heavy industries and parliamentary affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal and petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan among others.

Numerous MLAs and MPs across the country have also tested positive.

India has registered 88.14 lakh cases of coronavirus with a jump of 41,100 cases on Saturday, according to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Moreover, 447 deaths in the last 24 hours have pushed the total fatality count to 1,29,635.