RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das Tests Positive For Coronavirus

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said he was asymptamtic and had alerted those who had come in contact.

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das Tests Positive For Coronavirus

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said he will continue to work from home.

New Delhi:

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has tested positive for the coronavirus, he tweeted on Sunday.

"I have tested COVID-19 positive. Asymptomatic.Feeling very much alright.Have alerted those who came in contact in recent days.Will continue to work from isolation. Work in RBI will go on normally. I am in touch with all Dy. Govs and other officers through VC and telephone," he wrote.

COVID-19 cases reported in India in a span of 24 hours remained below 55,000 for the third consecutive day, while the new fatalities recorded in a day dropped to 578 after almost three months, according to the Union Health Ministry on Sunday.

India's COVID-19 caseload stood at over 78 lakh with 50,129 fresh infections being reported in a day, while the number of deaths climbed to 1.18 lakh with 578 new fatalities.