<p>A minister in West Bengal has tested positive for COVID-19, making it the first such case in the Mamata Banerjee-led state cabinet, a well-placed source in the government said on Friday.</p>.<p>State Fire Services minister Sujit Bose has been advised to undergo home quarantine after his test results came out positive, the source said.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html" target="_blank">CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</a></strong></p>.<p>A domestic help at the minister's residence was diagnosed with the disease, following which samples of Bose and his family members were sent for examination.</p>.<p>The reports, which arrived on Thursday night, showed Bose and one of his family members have contracted the virus, the source added.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-may-29-843061.html" target="_blank">Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on May 29</a></strong></p>.<p>West Bengal on Thursday registered the biggest one-day spike with 344 people testing positive for COVID-19, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 4,536.</p>.<p>As many as 223 people have succumbed to the disease in the state so far. Earlier, the government had attributed the death of 72 coronavirus patients to comorbidities.</p>
<p>A minister in West Bengal has tested positive for COVID-19, making it the first such case in the Mamata Banerjee-led state cabinet, a well-placed source in the government said on Friday.</p>.<p>State Fire Services minister Sujit Bose has been advised to undergo home quarantine after his test results came out positive, the source said.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html" target="_blank">CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</a></strong></p>.<p>A domestic help at the minister's residence was diagnosed with the disease, following which samples of Bose and his family members were sent for examination.</p>.<p>The reports, which arrived on Thursday night, showed Bose and one of his family members have contracted the virus, the source added.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-may-29-843061.html" target="_blank">Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on May 29</a></strong></p>.<p>West Bengal on Thursday registered the biggest one-day spike with 344 people testing positive for COVID-19, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 4,536.</p>.<p>As many as 223 people have succumbed to the disease in the state so far. Earlier, the government had attributed the death of 72 coronavirus patients to comorbidities.</p>