Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb tweeted on Wednesday that he had tested positive for COVID-19.
Deb tweeted, "I have been tested positive for COVID-19. I have isolated myself at home as per the advice of doctors. I request everyone to please follow all the covid appropriate behaviour and stay safe." Deb is the first chief minister of the BJP in Tripura, assuming office in 2018 after the party ousted the CPI(M) government there.
Deb is the latest chief minister of a state to test positive for COVID-19. Last year, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Karnataka's B.S. Yediyurappa and Haryana's Manohar Lal Khattar were among those who tested positive. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani tested positive for COVID-19 in February this year.
Tripura has not been hit hard by the second wave of COVID-19, yet.
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As of Wednesday morning, Tripura has reported 33,519 COVID-19 cases. This includes 71 active cases and 389 deaths, according to the state’s COVID-19 portal.
