Former Maharashtra chief minister Shivajirao Patil-Nilangekar tested positive for coronavirus in the state’s Latur district on Thursday, a senior official said.
The 88-year-old leader has been shifted to a hospital in Pune, located around 320 km from Latur, the official said.
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