Bhubaneswar: The MLA from Koraput’s Pottangi constituency Pitam Padhi on Tuesday tested positive for COVID-19. The legislator shared his health update through his social media page.
Padhi added that he has been advised for home quarantine and his health is stable. “Though I am symptomatic, I am feeling a little weak,” the MLA said. He advised those who came in contact with him recently to undergo COVID-19 test.
Prior to Pottangi MLA Pitam Padhi, Bhadrak MLA Sanjib Mallick, Rural Development Minister Susanta Singh, Bhubaneswar (Central) MLA Ananta Narayan Jena, Khandapada MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, Polasara MLA Srikant Sahu, Remuna MLA Sudhanshu Shekhar Parida and Salepur MLA Prasant Behera had tested positive for COVID-19.
