Mangaluru: BJP youth wing’s DK chief COVID-19 positive

Team Udayavani, Jul 4, 2020, 1:27 PM IST

Mangaluru: The General Secretary of the BJP’s youth wing Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha’s Dakshina Kannada unit has tested positive for COVID-19.

In a tweet, Sooraj Jain Marnad, the general secretary, has confirmed that he has tested positive for COVID-19.

I have been tested COVID19 positive.
With all your blessings, I’m recovering & will be under treatment for few days.

Requesting everyone to please maintain social distancing, wear mask while going out and wash hands frequently.
Please take care of yourselves & your near one’s.

— Sooraj Jain Marnad (@JainMarnad) July 4, 2020

The district has witnessed a huge spike in COVID-19 cases in the past few days. The total tally of the district presently stands at 1,010.

22 COVID-19 positive cases in the district have died till date with two deaths being reported on July 4.