<p>Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Thursday, a health official said.</p>.<p>His samples were taken on Tuesday after the Batala legislator complained of fever and fatigue, an official said. Lodhinangal was admitted to a private hospital in Amritsar.</p>.<p>His son Mandeep Singh has also contracted the infection, the official said.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-west-bengal-records-2261-fresh-covid-19-cases-864013.html" target="_blank">Track live updates on coronavirus here</a></strong></p>.<p>Lodhinangal was among 12 persons who were infected with coronavirus, said Gurdaspur Civil Surgeon Kishan Chand.</p>.<p>Earlier, state cabinet minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa and two Congress legislators -- Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal and Dharambir Agnihotri -- had also contracted the infection.</p>.<p>Punjab has been seeing a spike in the number of coronavirus cases. The tally stood at 11,739 with 277 deaths as on Thursday. </p>
<p>Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Thursday, a health official said.</p>.<p>His samples were taken on Tuesday after the Batala legislator complained of fever and fatigue, an official said. Lodhinangal was admitted to a private hospital in Amritsar.</p>.<p>His son Mandeep Singh has also contracted the infection, the official said.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-west-bengal-records-2261-fresh-covid-19-cases-864013.html" target="_blank">Track live updates on coronavirus here</a></strong></p>.<p>Lodhinangal was among 12 persons who were infected with coronavirus, said Gurdaspur Civil Surgeon Kishan Chand.</p>.<p>Earlier, state cabinet minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa and two Congress legislators -- Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal and Dharambir Agnihotri -- had also contracted the infection.</p>.<p>Punjab has been seeing a spike in the number of coronavirus cases. The tally stood at 11,739 with 277 deaths as on Thursday. </p>