BHUBANESWAR, BALASORE : BJP MLA Sukanta Kumar Nayak tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, becoming the first legislator in Odisha to get infected by COVID-19, officials said.The MLA from Nilgiri assembly constituency will be admitted to a COVID-19 Hospital in Balasore, they said."Yes, I have tested positive for COVID-19 today," he told PTI over phone.Nayak said he had attended some meetings in his constituency and was also present at the funeral of ex-MLA from Balasore Madan Mohan Dutta.In view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases across the state, Odisha Assembly Speaker S N Patro has announced suspension of all scheduled meetings of various committees of the House.Nayak had attended meetings in Bhubaneswar and in his home.