#COVID19, he has been suffering from fever for the past four days.(File photo) pic.twitter.com/EnNqsGVGWd This is the second time, the Chief Minister has tested positive this year.
Earlier in January, Nitish Kumar had tested positive for Covid. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar did not attend the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Droupadi Murmu in the national capital.
Meanwhile, India reported14,830 new COVID-19 cases today. With this the tally of coronavirus infections rose to 4,39,20,451, while the count of active cases has declined to 1,47,512, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.
The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 5,26,110 with 36 new fatalities being recorded, the data updated at 8 am showed.