Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel has been admitted to a private hospital in Gujarat's Ahmedabad after testing positive for COVID-19 on Saturday.
"I had undergone an RT-PCR test after having symptoms. The report came positive. On the advice of doctors, I am being admitted to Mehta Hospital. I urge all my close contacts to take care of their health," he tweeted in Gujrati.
— Nitin Patel (@Nitinbhai_Patel) April 24, 2021
On Saturday, India recorded 3,46,786 fresh COVID cases, while 2,626 succumbed to the virus. The cumulative tally of the total cases stands at 1,66,10,481.