OdishaPlus Bureau

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday tested positive for corona virus. The announcement was made by Chouhan on his twitter account. The BJP leader said he was having symptoms for a few days.

Chouhan has urged all his colleagues who have come in contact with him to get tested and go under quarantine. India’s total coronavirus cases zoomed past 13 lakhs on Saturday, just two days after it crossed the 12 lakh mark.

The total number of cases in India now stand at 13,36,861 of which 31,388 people have lost their lives while 8,49,432 have recovered. The total number of active cases are 4,56,071 cases.  In the last 24 hours, 787 people succumbed to the deadly virus.