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Sahara Group's Subrata Roy tests positive for COVID-19

Amidst the rising number of COVID-19 cases, Subrata Roy has appealed to everyone that the priority should be to "stay safe and take care of people around us", according to a release.

April 09, 2021 / 16:43 IST
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Sahara group Chairman Subrata Roy Sahara has tested positive for coronavirus.

Amidst the rising number of COVID-19 cases, Roy has appealed to everyone that the priority should be to "stay safe and take care of people around us", according to a release.

As per the release, Roy, who is the Managing Worker and Chairman of Sahara India Pariwar, has tested positive for coronavirus.

On Friday, India reported a record single-day spike of 1,31,968 new COVID-19 cases, pushing its infection tally to 1,30,60,542. The death toll increased to 1,67,642 with 780 more fatalities in a day, highest since October 18, latest data from the Union health ministry showed.

Registering a steady increase for the 30th day in a row, the number of active COVID-19 cases increased to 9,79,608, which is 7.5 per cent of the total infections, as per the data updated at 8 am.

PTI
first published: Apr 9, 2021 04:43 pm

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