<p class="title">Sedam MLA Rajkumar Patil Telkur on Thursday joined the growing list of people's representatives from the state to test positive for Covid-19, reports DHNS from Kalaburagi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The BJP MLA's wife and their eight-year-old son also tested positive for the virus. A couple of days back, Patil Telkur's personal assistant had contracted the disease.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The MLA, his wife and their child are asymptomatic and are undergoing treatment at a Bengaluru hospital.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Patil Telkur is the sixth lawmaker from the state to contract Covid-19. In the last one week, Bharath Shetty (Mangalore North), Ranganath (Kunigal), Sharath Bachegowda (Hosakote) and MLCs Pranesh and Bhoje Gowda have tested positive for the virus.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambareesh, former Union minister Janardhan Poojary and ex-MLC Puttanna also have contracted the virus.</p>
<p class="title">Sedam MLA Rajkumar Patil Telkur on Thursday joined the growing list of people's representatives from the state to test positive for Covid-19, reports DHNS from Kalaburagi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The BJP MLA's wife and their eight-year-old son also tested positive for the virus. A couple of days back, Patil Telkur's personal assistant had contracted the disease.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The MLA, his wife and their child are asymptomatic and are undergoing treatment at a Bengaluru hospital.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Patil Telkur is the sixth lawmaker from the state to contract Covid-19. In the last one week, Bharath Shetty (Mangalore North), Ranganath (Kunigal), Sharath Bachegowda (Hosakote) and MLCs Pranesh and Bhoje Gowda have tested positive for the virus.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambareesh, former Union minister Janardhan Poojary and ex-MLC Puttanna also have contracted the virus.</p>