India's sports minister tests positive for COVID-19

NEW DELHI -- India's federal junior sports minister Kiren Rijiju Saturday tested positive for COVID-19.

Rijiju took to social media announcing he has contracted the virus.

The minister has requested all those who have come in contact with him in recent days to get themselves tested.

"After getting repeated test for COVID-19, today my report has come out positive. I'm taking the advice of the doctors. I request all those who have come in my contact recently to be observant, exercise self-quarantine and get themselves tested. I'm physically fit and fine," the minister said.

On Friday India's federal environment, forest and climate change minister Prakash Javdekar also tested positive for COVID-19.

India is witnessing a resurgence in COVID-19 cases.

Federal health ministry on Saturday morning said 234,692 new COVID-19 cases and 1,341 related deaths were registered in the past 24 hours across the country. It is the highest single-day spike since the start of the pandemic in the country.